What a crew! What a ride! Kent & Nancy & Chuck & Carolyn.
52 nautical miles across Lake Michigan!
*Did we get soaked in a downpour just as we were leaving port in St. Joseph, MI? *Did we hoist the sails and keep sailing even though? Why yes we did!
*Did we manage to rid the precious water of pollution by using boathooks to capture not just one but two mylar balloons? Yes - and no one fell in while doing it!
*Did we eat rather delicious chicken salad sandwiches along the way? Yum!
*Did we play some silly alphabet games to pass the time? Um (see below)
*Did we swat way too many awfully annoying flies? Yep we did. And we went through an alphabet of adjectives to describe those insects: A=awful, B=beastly
*Did we view the exciting skyline of Chicago beneath our beautiful magenta gennaker? Oh, yeah!
*Did it take over ten hours? Yes it sure did. 
And did we LOVE every minute? Another resounding yes!
