2019 RV/Boat

We drove through 3 seasons of weather crossing the state yesterday.  Fortunately, it was sunny and summer in Ludington.  The ominous clouds were visible as they bubbled up a bit inland while we enjoyed a pleasant evening.

We prepped the boat in the event we awoke in the morning and found favorable conditions to fish in.  The forecast wasn't too promising.

As it turned out, we opted to stay tied to the dock this morning as the offshore buoy indicated a bit of wind and wave out where we wanted to fish.  Later conversations with those that did venture out told us that conditions were indeed sloppy and fishing less than productive.

So, we hung out around the harbor and enjoyed the activities of the 2013 Queen's Cup sailboat race from Milwaukee to Ludington.  This race is apparently a BIG deal.  By the looks of it all, maybe second to the Mackinac races.

Harborview became ground zero for race activities.

The Ludington Fire department was on hand to welcome the weary sailors.

As the boats began to arrive in the morning and would continue to find port throughout the morning and early afternoon.

The actual finish line was a bit offshore and south of the harbor entrance.  Boats could be seen across the horizon all morning.

Race staff volunteers all wore orange shirts and did an awesome job of taming the chaos.  I felt bad that I only had one question.

I decided we needed to get "the weekend project" completed so out came the old partially functioning refrigerator.

Leaving a hole to fill in the galley.

I tried to find a replacement unit that would fit in the same opening and I was nearly successful.  The key word being "nearly".  The new refrigerator was maybe a quarter inch smaller in flange width which made adapting the opening a requirement.  So the hour job, turned into two, then three, then four but in the end, it all went together without too much trauma and we now have a shiny new appliance in the galley.

Finished with that little problem, we struck out around the marina area to take in the sailboat invasion...and there were sailboats everywhere!  That's not the usual vessel of choice in this port.

The municipal marina had it's share of customers as well.

But wait, this is more than just a sailboat race, there's a BEER tent and food.  What's a race without a just reward?

Now that we have a crowd of well fed, drunk sailors, how about a little music to put you in the party mood?  OK, done deal. 

LUDROCK!  All day long rock and roll.

 Some groups have been good, some not so much.  Everything from folk, to Buffet, to ZZ-Top.  All surprisingly entertaining and very much enjoyed from the boat as the stage is just across the fairway from our boat.

It's been a busy day.