2019 RV/Boat

Independence Day 2014.

Navigated the I-75 gauntlet and arrived at the marina in plenty of time to kick back and unwind.

Jeff and Kristy came over for a couple days from Minneapolis so we spent the evening on a little cruise under the bridge.  Unfortunately, I was the tour guide so didn't snap any photos.  That's not being a very good photo journalist.  Makes for a boring blog, eh?

So the next morning we wake up to...

WIND!

The kids stayed in St. Ignace and aren't early risers (they're a central time zone family) so we got the dinghy out for a little morning ride.  The wind was offshore so the dinghy ride was smooth near the harbor.

We went over to the state marina for a cruise through that facility and then returned about the time the Jeff and Kristy arrived.

We strolled through the Crossings and browsed a few shops.

Sampled some fudge.

And caught a late afternoon meal before...

There's a festival somewhere???

Oh yeah and it's happening here.

There's the Straits concert band playing in the band shell.

As darkness falls at the marina.

Jeff sets up for some fireworks photos.

And the crowd waits for the show.

Finally, it's show time.

Time to get a million people out of this town and get some rest.

I woke up this morning, took a peek over the breakwall to see freighters passing through a dead calm Straits.  I thought the forecast was for wind??

We had made plans to see Jeff and Kristy off this morning so instead of boating, we headed north in the car.

Over the bridge to St Ignace.

I could see the lake was calm to the east and building to the west so missing the morning fishing wasn't going to be a big deal.

We visited the kids for a while and they left for points west while Kathy and I checked out the facilities in St. Ignace.  Unlike Mackinaw City, they have a real nice cleaning station.

We are next up on the marina waiting list at their municipal marina so we looked at those slips for a possible move next year.  Like anywhere, they have the good and the bad.  These are the 34' slips that we would use.

We'll have to think about that move for a while.  It is another big cost saving to move there but doesn't offer the amenities that we have now.

So after a little tour of the St. Ignace casino and a $10 windfall there, we went back to the boat and the flag on the "Karen-L" says it all.

The wind that was promised has arrived.

Therefore, boating isn't going to be an activity today.  I finished up the port side and arch polishing and just have a little to do on the starboard side away from the dock.  After an afternoon meal, we walked along the waterfront.

Those kids in the water must be crazy.  That water isn't much over 60°, if it's that much.

Later a freighter passes through the Straits.

The forecast for tomorrow isn't the best.  More wind plus possible rain.

I'm guessing it will be an early exit south.

More next week.