Wow, time flies when you're having fun! I have covered the first day, but that's it so far! (But maybe I shouldn't be mentioning the word FLIES....shhhhh!)
8/12/11, Friday, our second day out. We left Ludington Municipal Marina at 9:15 am. 70 degrees, overcast sky, waves 1 to 3'. The wind was on our nose again, so we motored. The great thing: NO FLIES! What an experience with those damn flies! We passed Hamlin Light at 10:30, Manistee at 12:15. Andy and Dave were talking engine and decided to run our Yanmar diesel engine at full throttle for a little while to see how she handled it. Lots of noise and a big headache 10 minutes later, they decided she handled it just fine. Yeah. I guess. It's a guy thing.
1:00 we passed Portage Lake, 2:15 Arcadia, and by 3:30 we anchored in Betsie Lake in Frankfort.
I love Frankfort. It's a cute, quiet little town. Except when there is a fishing tournament. We were anchored near the boat ramps, and there must have been 5,000 fishing boats going in and out of there, for most of the night. We had a STORM that night, and it didn't phase them one single bit. Wow, imagine what the world would be like, if everyone had the perseverance of those fishermen.
Andy and Dave took the dingy into town to get a coffee, and for something to do. Live entertainment: Hannah Rae Beale. Dave was so smitten with her voice that he bought her CD. It was good, I have to admit!
It was a beautiful night with a full moon. There's something good about taking a shower when you're anchored out, putting on your PJ's, and sitting on the boat with a hot cup of coffee. Just something, peaceful. No worries. Lots of calm. No stress here. With the rain that night, I slept like a baby, with the boat gently rocking. Heaven.
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