The weather has not been ideal boating weather most days so my husband has been carefully watching the extended weather forecast in the hopes of a couple of nice days we could stay on the boat overnight. Finally the opportunity presented itself and he declared last Wednesday that we would leave Thursday morning on an overnight boating excursion on Lake Huron. Boating on the Great Lakes is a lot of fun but extra precautions have to be taken when on the lakes simply because getting to shore if you get into trouble is not as easy as it is in smaller waterways. When boating on the lakes it is imperative that you leave your travel plans with family, friends or neighbours. Included in those plans should be an estimated time of arrival and departure from your destination along with the instructions to call for help if you do not check in by a certain time. Pretty much all of our immediate neighbours are boaters as well so they know the lakes well and problems we could run into. My husband wrote out our itinerary and left it with one of our neighbours. Then we packed for the trip, double checked all our safety equipment and we were off on our adventure.
Once out on the lake it is quite easy to why the extra precautions are necessary. Navigation is by buoys, compass and any landmarks visible from the lake. Communication is by cell phone providing you can pick up a signal and marine radio. You quickly realize how small you really are!
This weeks' blessings were neighbours. We honestly have the best neighbours you could ever imagine. They basically are like family! What a true blessing!
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Sounds like the smart plan to me. Also sounds like a wonderful way to spend a weekend.
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