8-27 Port Sanilac: We left harbor at 7:30am. Our goal was Port Sanilac, 52 miles down the shore. We hoped to make up some time from all our weathered in days. The weather report said 10 knot winds for most of the day. But as we left the harbor we were facing 15 kn. winds. The first hour was directly into the waves, a lot of bow bashing. The second hour was with the waves on our beam, a very rough ride. The third hour was with the waves on our stern, a much better option than the first two. By the fourth hour the winds had lessened and the waves started to die down. We rounded Point Barques, headed more south, and life got even better. We were out of the swells and the ride was flat. It was a nine hour day, the first half was miserable and the second half was good. The sun never did shine, it was lots of low dark clouds all day. The high was 65 degrees. We did eventually get both sails up, but we never turned off the motor. After we made port and had dinner, we walked the town and had ice cream. The pic today is the entrance through the break wall. Each harbor has a unique entrance, and it is often a maze to get in the harbor. It always ads a little excitement to the end of the day.