Barb’s son and family just left after a nice dinner at one of the local restaurants. There was lots of local color sitting around and I would recommend it if ever your in town. The name of the place is called Dinghy’s . It’s a family type restaurant with a big old bar filled with mostly locals. The kids showed up about 8 pm and left for their motel before 10 pm. It was a quick visit but a great one. It was great seeing them especially under these conditions. The kids were interested to see how we live in a boat and thought it was pretty neat. Tomorrow we are leaving about 0700. Depending on the weather, we could end up in Leeland, Charlevoix or close to Mackinac Island. Mackinac Island is 120 plus miles away --- a good distance to travel in a boat. Tonight we were getting mixed weather reports for the next few days. Once on the lake we’ll make our decision – to continue, and if we stay on the lake, how far we will go! Stay tuned!
Friday – Day 14 – 8/15/08
Arriving in Charlevoix, Michigan
We had an early start from the dock this morning. We were underway by 0650 and into the lake by 0700. We had every wave condition imaginable today. It started out with little to nothing and built to 2 to 3 footers then 4 to 5 footers. We don’t care for that kind of weather but when you’re out there……you deal with it! It was a long eight and a half hour day and we’re now sitting on the hook in Charlevoix. We put the dinghy in and went to town to get supplies and had a quick dinner. The dinghy is back on the boat and we are going to turn in early as we want to get underway by 0700 or sooner. Tomorrow we will make Mackinac. We are not sure where we will stay but the island is our first choice. We won’t know until Barb calls at 0900 to find out what’s available. That’s how it’s done, no reservations, on the island. St. Ignace across the bay on the north side of the Mackinac Bridge has plenty of available space so we have no concerns.
