Friday
Beautiful, glorious day today. Temperature in the 80's with wind out of the NW as we left Grand Maris (pronounced Mo-ray) this morning. Much calmer than yesterday's pounding we took!
So we sailed for awhile, we motor-sailed for awhile and then we just motored... alot! The wind did not sustain itself at all.
But the day was lovely and the scenery breathtaking. Between Grand Maris and Murry Bay where we anchored, there are the Sable Sand Dunes and the Pictured Rocks. I've attached picutures but they don't do justice to what we saw.
The dunes were used in the dogging days. Logs went down "Devils Slide" into the water and were then transported to the mill at Grand Maris.
Further along the coastline we came upon the Pictured Rocks. Cliffs, caves and arches of soft sandstone are carved out of the rock due to the action of the lake and the weather. Different mineral deposits have colored the stone in reds, greens, blues and white. The Pictured Rock National Lakeshore is a protected area and is the first National Lakeshore. They truly are a gift from God!
When got to Murray Bay (located by Munising, MI), we thought we saw sailboat "Freedom", belonging to our new friends Micheal and Jeanne. We met them in Grand Maris the day before and had dinner with them and others at the Lake Superior Brewing Co. We got closesr and it was them. They rowed over for a visit. It was a very enjoyable evening.
Saturday
Only one word can describe today - YUCK!
Most of the 53 miles we sailed today found your's truly with myt head hanging over the side of the boat! Not pleasant at all.
Between 12-18 knots of wind and waves were 4-5 and rolling. The boat was pitching forward and left to right. Ugh!
We were going to Big Bay but pulled into Marquette. We'll be here tomorrow as well. My tummty needs to recover.
You know I don't feel well when I don't even have a glass of wine!! Oh My Goodness! I'm just glad we came in when we did.
Love and Blessings to Everyone,
Margo and Skip
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