Day 76 – Saturday, August 7, 2010

44° 37.914’ N
086° 14.070’ W
Frankfort, Michigan

Last evening at anchor was spectacular with mild cool breezes and a sky full of stars that was breath taking! We did all of our usual chores after dinner in preparation of our next day cruise. We turned in around 10 pm and were enjoying a good night’s rest, when the wind switched 180 degrees and blew straight into the harbor! The anchor alarm went off which meant we were dragging our anchor due to the high winds. The rest of the night was spent on watch waiting for the moment that it would be safe to weigh the anchor and get out of the harbor and ride out the storm. Our time came just before day break and we were successful lifting the anchor and getting out of the dark harbor. A few of the boats in the harbor didn’t have anchor lights on that could be seen which made getting underway somewhat stressful!

We were prepared to cruise another 75 miles but cut our cruise short when an unpredicted wind stirred up the lake with waves and rollers building to 4 feet with occasional larger waves! When we had enough (which didn’t take long) we were 3 to 4 miles from safe harbor in Frankfort, Michigan - so here we are! Tomorrow isn’t looking to good for moving on - but we will still get up early checking the weather with much enthusiasm and anticipation to get underway.

Off of the lake the weather is pleasant so we took our free time and rode our bikes around the town.