Madison Tax Service

Friday -- today we left Mackinac Island after having a nice breakfast in town and finishing a few IT projects for one of my clients. We made the 40 minute trip from Mackinac Island to St. Ignace.

We fueled up at St. Ignace and took on 100 gallons. So for 3 weeks of cruising we used 100 gallons of diesel fuel @ 3.19/gallon or $320.00 for 3 weeks. Compare that to the $500.00 we average for 3 weeks of driving the F150 truck around our house/cottage/etc. Not bad.

Here are some current stats from our trip:

Hours run on Cummins Engine --> 116 hours

Hours run on the Generator --> 47 hours

Total diesel gallons used --> 221 gallons (5 weeks)

Average per hour gallons used (Cummins only) --> 1.69

Average per hour gallons used - North Channel --> 1.23 (1200 rpm)

Total Nautical Miles --> 612 nautical miles

Number of dollars Aaron has swindeled from us --> $29.00


That evening Gaye, Aaron, Grandma, and Grandpa arrived from their 9 hour drive from Madison, WI. It was very nice to see them all and especially nice for Grandma and Grandpa to drive them all the way to St. Ignace. This will now allow us to have 2 weeks to bring the boat back to Sturgeon Bay. We'll just be taking our time going down the West coast of Michigan.

Internet: Internet via the AirCard and cell phone access -- both required the Booster/Antenna.