Last night (7/7) was our first night on the boat! We both slept well after the long day. We had breakfast and Skip had a few trhings he wanted to do before we left. Before we knew it,itwas noon and we were still anchored in Indian Bay! It's very refreshing not having a schedule to keep! After all those years of working it sure is different now. But we are both managing to get used to it. Gotta love retirement!!
We pulled out at 12:35 and headedto Pentwater a 35 mile trip by water. A 7 hour trip by water! That is if we're traveling at 5 knots.
When we got to the big lake it was flat - no wind at all. But we motored out a way and hoisted our sails in spite of that. We did get 3 good hours of sailing before we began to motor again.
We arrived at Pentwater at 7:30. A great little harbor calledSnug Harbor is where we docked for the night. A great little harbor called Snug Harbor is where we spent the night. Jack Witt is the harbormaster/manager/owner and is very helpful. Fees are $1.50/ft., showers are very nice and a great laundry facility. Across the street from the marina there is a fully stocked grocery... don't be fooled by the looks of it!
We showered and walked to Gull Landing for dinner on the outside deck. I had bourbon Salmon and Skip had parmesan Whitefish... delish!
The main town/shopping district of Pentwater is 6 blocks long so everything is easy access. There is also a municipal marina there.
7/9/11 - Another beautiful morning in Michigan! We decided to take a walk before breakfast today and we walked into the Pentwater Art Fair in one of the parks. Art of all kinds - paintings, photography, jewelry, pottery, knitted and and handmade items. Skip bought a coffee mug, but never could find the baked goods! He can't ignore a doughnut at all!
We got back from our walk, showered and had breakfast. We wanted to get an earlier start then the day before. The engine wouldn't start! Not a good thing at all! With all the battery power we have surely it couldn't be that?! And we knew we had diesel for the engine. Well it was a battery issue and Jack had to use a power pack to get us going. We still don't know what the problem was but we were able to leave about 12:30. On our way to Manistee!
We had a good S/SW wind as we left so we were anticipating a good easy sail. Winds were 10-15 mph. We had that for serveral hours then the water went flat! No wind at all.
For some reason this day when Skip tried to pull in the jib, it would not come in. So he spent some time on the bow re-tieing the line. I was sure we would be practicing our man-over-board exercise! Thankfully that did not happen.
We arrived in Manistee about 8:30 and docked at the Municipal Marina. So nice, much nicer than the last time we were here. They've spent alot of money renovating their facility. New restrooms, showers and laundry. Also a great room with TV and WI-FI. They also updated the electric boxes and docks. Frank was very accomodating and helpful.
We going to have rain tonight so not sure what time we'll leave tomorrow.
Love and Blessings,
Margo and Skip
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