Don't Try to Fool Mother Nature
18 July 2011
Merry/ Perfect - Sunny day 80/ 60 night
Five boats from the Mac race limped into the Leland harbor around 4 am which is where we spent the night. Wiley had spent the late afternoon pouting because he wanted us to anchor at South Manitou Island. After consulting radar on mu Ipad I refused and seeing the five boats that came into Leland - 1 dismasted, 1 with a broken boom, 2 with torn sails....and learning that 2 sailors died during the storm - well, we were relieved that we made the choice we did.
Wiley loves it when I am right...so we even spent another day in lovely Leland - swimming at the North beach, eating, visiting with boat neighbors, taking care of provisioning, laundry and joyfully living life while reminding ourselves that we need to listen to Mother Nature. We will be off to Charlevoix or Petoskey tomorrow. We are concerned about our friends who sailed in the Mac race and are eager to learn of their safe arrival at Mackinaw Island.