Saturday, August 24, 2013

Update

We have had a very busy week. We met up again with the three original boats we left Albany with, ' Freya', 'Love n' Life', and 'In My Element'....it's funny how things work out.  We hope we can all meet up again and travel together for a while. We met new friends on land and boats and are enjoying being back on the water.

We left Boyne City on Tuesday. Gary's sister Meredith and our friend Denny, who took time out of his hectic retirement to get our props repaired and returned to us, (Thanks again, Denny) cruised with us to Charlevoix where Gary's Dad treated us to a night in the marina before we were to head out Wednesday morning (thanks Dad!).  It was a beautiful day and we had a nice 3 hour trip and we all just enjoyed being together again. 
Wednesday morning we headed North and ended up in North Port which is on the Lelenau Peninsula.  A nice little town with a great bakery.  We had planned to anchor all night but after four hours ashore we got back to the boat and the wind had really picked up (it has been a very windy summer in the north) and our buddy Mother Nature decided to stir things up again and throw in a rather large storm heading right for us.  So.....once again we had to go into a Marina.  Our money saving anchoring plan is not working out so well for us and I haven't heard the word "Free Dock" in weeks!!!  It did really blow that night and rain and thunder and the whole show, so I was glad we weren't whipping around our anchor on Grand Traverse Bay.
Thursday we decided to meet up again with Gary's sister Wendy and husband Carl.  We stopped in Leland for a quick tour before meeting them at the anchorage on South Manitou Island.  The first night went well until about 3 am when out of the blue these soft rollers started coming in.  At first we thought freighter wake but it continued throughout the night.  It was like being in a big hammock, rocking back and forth.  Luckily my mal de mer seems to be under control now that I've developed 'sea legs' but it was a pretty weird experience.

Friday ended up being about as perfect a day you could ask for. We took advantage by hiking around Manitou Island. We were sore when we had completed what ended up being almost eight miles of walking....but this morning we were able to function so all is well. We had a great day.

We are now in Frankfort tucked in for the 20 to 30 MPH winds predicted for tomorrow.....suicide to be out in that.  Turns out there is a Salmon Tournament this weekend so there is lots of small boat activity but we are anchored in a no wake zone with 2 other trawlers and so far so good!  We also have the added entertainment of a wedding on the shore nearest us.  Oh, those were the days....

I know, I know, less talk, more action ....

                  Let's start with the bad!!!
Damage incurred while at the dock in Boyne City....There is no such thing as a free lunch.
Gary's pretty sure he can fix it and pretty sure he doesn't really want to!!



Lake Charlevoix House/boathouse


Lake Charlevoix House/ sailboat house

YOU ARE NOT SEEING THINGS

                                         A dreary start

                                                                          Leland

                                                             Fish Town Docks Leland


Small towns have Yogis' too!



Point Bessie Light.....Frankfort


The rush to the scales....

Now that's a fish....and he said it wasn't that big!!


Main Street Frankfort



I scream, he screamed, we both screamed   ICE CREAM



Tie A Knot....in the rear 


We had a birds eye view of  the wedding 

And the post wedding fireworks

Well I'm beat this wedding stuff is killing me!!  Tomorrow I'll post the real deal.....Pure Michigan

Stay tuned...




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