Charlevoix the Beautiful!

I didn't take any photos today in Charlevoix the Beautiful. 

Here is Asa the Adorable looking askance at something in San Francisco,

with mighty dog Oji at his side.

That is the city slogan: Charlevoix the Beautiful!  Gutsy call but true.  This is a lovely, active city.
There was a yoga class in the park at 8:30 am.  I was being lazy, so I watched from afar. A bit later I went to the farmers market and bought peaches, tomatoes, potatoes, and a small berry pie.

George and Dave from Penny Pinchin' took our bow thruster to an electric motor repair shop in a nearby town. That was a morning field trip.  Today is Dave's birthday, so I'm glad that it was an easy errand. This afternoon George called Ray, a motor parts dealer in the Northeast and paid for the parts we need. Ray will send those to John, the motor repair man. John will fix the motor and send it to a marina further down Lake Michigan, where we will retrieve it and get it reinstalled by a mechanic.  Even though this has its Rube Goldberg aspects, we are hopeful that this will work.

George has been doing a good job pulling into slips and making turns without the bow thruster.  However, it is difficult with any wind or current or limited space. So maybe in a week we will have our bow thruster and be able to move with abandon.

Louie on his way to Japan this summer.

The weather here is gusty.  Winds are around 20 mph.  They will quiet after midnight.  Most loopers are traveling tomorrow when the wind is predicted at 10 - 15 mph from the west, and waves will be
2 - 3 feet.  Even though that is not my favorite traveling scenario, I do want to go.

We have spent three nights here. We have only gone 60 miles or 17% of the trip in five days.  At this rate we will spend a month on Lake Michigan.  Our whole schedule will back up.  We are resigned to having a travel day and three or more days in port, but it is a slow life.

We will go to Leland tomorrow along with Tranquility and Corsair, our neighbors.  Always Home is coming too from Petosky.  I expect to see Seahorse there also.  So once we arrive, we will have several boats with whom to celebrate.  Our trip tomorrow is only 35 miles, which will take four hours. They may be 4 uncomfortable hours, but I am trying not to fret.

Since we are in port, I pulled out the crock pot today and cooked a pot roast.  I just added potatoes, onions, and carrots.  Yum!  I am making tiny cooked potato appetizers for docktails tonight since I have so much time.  Recipe:  Cut small red potato in half.  Cut a slice off the rounded end, so the potato sits level. Boil potatoes for about 5 minutes til cooked but not mushy. Bring to room temperature on a platter.  Top with French Onion Dip (my favorite food) and a slice of black olive.
Voilá!

First day of school for Addie, and supportive sister, Zoe.