Chicago

Now I am back on line, it is catch-up time (today isJuly 8). The first post was a test and this one has taken me ages..will play with design more as time goes by (maybe!)!

June 18-19:Cross has left her home at RCYC, had a truck ride and is now at Crowley’s Marina in South Chicago.

June 25-26: The great crew at Crowley’s stepped the mast and tuned her well. Southern Cross was in the water when we arrived Wednesday June 27. Crowley’s is a large working marina located in an industrial area – a huge shed and tarmac to hold all manner of boats, and hold the heat. The trains went by on a bridge very close to us, and seemed especially frequent at night. We found a couple of nearby ‘restaurants’ (Mexican and burgers) and a Walgren's several long blocks away to buy some breakfast and lunch essentials.

June 27 -28: It was satisfying and not too taxing to put the boat in shape, unwrapping (lots of towels and tape had been used to prevent any banging), cleaning off all the road dirt and Port Credit seagulls leavings and finding spaces for all our stuff. It is magic how it all fits in…now where did I put that??

June 29: Chicago put on a great sound and light show for our arrival Friday. We started out about 10am motoring in sunshine headed for fueling at Burnham harbour. By the time we were tying up a major T-storm was hitting Chicago just to the north. We got a lot of rain but soon weather fine to continue to Columbia Yacht Club in downtown Chicago.



Two Canadian boats in Chicago Abegweit and Southern Cross. Abegweit is the former PEI ferry and now the Columbia YC club house.

 

 The interior still has all the wood and brass fittings.