Tuesday, August 21, 2012

86°21.073’ W

43°24.357’ N

Crosswinds Marine Service

White Lake, Michigan



Leaving Frankfort



Sunrise



Today we pushed hard and logged 97 miles. Lake Michigan let us know who is in command and we made the most of the day. The lake is starting to get rough and I know if we don’t get to the south end of the lake soon we’ll probably get weathered in for another period of time. The last two weather delays were both four days each.

 

Sailboat we passed



Big Sable Light



We caught up with Quest to wish them safe travels for the remainder of their loop trip. Tonight is probably the last time we’ll see Carl and Ricki until after they complete the loop. Quest will be crossing the lake soon then heading for the Illinois, Mississippi and Ohio River to return home.



Coastline



Little Sable Light



Entrance to White Lake



Barb and I have rented a slip for one month in New Buffalo, Michigan. We need a place to store the boat while we finalize plans for the boats winter storage. The plan is to return home as soon as we get the boat squared away in New Buffalo before taking a train to Delaware City early in September to recover our car! We parked the car there in April when we returned to the boat for our 2012 season! With luck the round trip to the east coast should take no longer than two or three days.



Abandoned White River
Lighthouse - now a museum



Tomorrow we’re planning a 60 mile day to Holland, Michigan where we will visit good friends Pat and Dick (Gypsea) at their home on Lake Macatawa. The Lake Michigan is starting to build so everything that we plan is weather dependent.