"Sometimes there is no right answer," Ed told Mark yesterday, regarding a blown head gasket on the engine.
To go ahead or stay back? The crew debated all day, then went ahead up the St. Mary river, approaching the Soo Locks and the wide open expanse of Lake Superior. Last night they stayed at a harbor, hoping to find a machinist, who was no more. They had parts flown in by UPS. This morning they decided to just keep going, blown gasket and all. If the problem gets worse on the water, they have the parts to make repairs. Which doesn't entirely make sense to me, but I'm not onboard. And thankfully so.
Meanwhile, I get a thrill looking at the location maps Bob periodically sends out via SPOT. To see tiny 38' Mazurka embarking on enormous Lake Gitchigumi is pretty humbling. I can only imagine how small the crew must be feeling.
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Who We Are
- Felicia Schneiderhan
- Duluth, Minnesota
- The daughter of a nun caught by a fisherman, Felicia Schneiderhan grew up on the Mississippi River, lived on a boat downtown Chicago, and now explores the North Woods of Lake Superior with her husband and son. She teaches literature and writes all kinds of random stuff, some of which she is paid for.
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