Leaving Charlevoix behind five other boats at 11:00 am.
We left Charlevoix today with Tranquility (Sue and Dan) and Corsair (new friends from CA and Utah). We heard the waves and wind were going down in the afternoon, so we waited until 11:00 am.
The first hour was bumpy with waves 2 - 3 feet high, with a gentle curve more like swells. They were coming on our bow.
The second hour we crossed the opening to Grand Traverse Bay, and the waves stayed from the southwest. They did not diminish, but they didn't get worse either. After we passed the mouth of the bay, the waves did lessen. They were 1 -2 feet in height, on the bow or starboard and choppy. There were whitecaps forming. I spent the four hours playing solitaire, knitting, and fixing George snacks. I only drove when he took a bathroom break.
Here is Aunt Aggie on the low seas. The travel was uncomfortable but not dangerous.
That's about as good as I can hope for these days.
We came into Leland Harbor at 3:30 pm and got a slip right beside Tranquility. They invited us for a dinner feast, so we are pretty excited. It is a beautiful afternoon. The marina is filling up. The dock master said we will not be traveling until Tuesday. I have not checked out the town, but the marina building is new and very nice. So we are settling in here for a while.
A couple more photos from Charlevoix: There was a man-made trout stream
near the marina office.
Speckled trout in the stream look content.
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