Today small craft warnings with waves predicted to be 5 to 7 feet ---- we stayed in port and did laundry and cleaned up the boat. When living in a confined space cleanliness is next to Godliness! Walked into town and had dinner and picked up another bag of fudge. The boats are really rocking in their slips! This is a bit much but there’s no place to hide! We’re hoping to be underway by 0700 tomorrow.
Wednesday – Day 19 – 8/20/08
Leaving Mackinac Island
We woke to a calm harbor with waves outside the harbor about 1 foot high. We were underway a few minutes before 0700 and had a smooth cruise to the port of Rogers City.
The harbor was remolded last year and the harbor is very pleasant. It’s a little tricky to find the channel markers but necessary if you don’t want to tear the bottom off your boat. The town is small and sleepy with very friendly people wherever we went. We were offered a car to use complements of the marina but decided to walk as we need the exercise. We inquired where the local bakery was located and was given walking directions, and told to make a right turn at the stop light. Then the young man added ----- it’s the only light in town! The weather is looking good for tomorrow so I need to check the oil and other fluids in the boat tonight for we can get an early start tomorrow.
