Lake Huron - we're here!
15 August 2018
Enter Lake Huron and the harbors are fairly vacant. Where is everybody? That's okay - the quiet harbors give you time to truly enjoy this beautiful country and the wildlife that I truly hope we can preserve for generations that follow. We have done a small part by delivering a few small land birds, who have gone too far out to sea, back to land. What a beautiful, awesome experience!
Aug 13 through Aug 15
8/13/18 -Time to leave St Clair, MI at 8:00 AM - slow travel day going against the current (at times less than 3 knots) but at 1:13 PM we dock at Lexington State Harbor, Lexington, MI. - very few boats. We are now on Lake Huron.
8/14/18 - Leave Lexington State Harbor at 6:05 AM, We do get to use the sails today and arrive at Harbor Beach Marina, Harbor Beach, MI at 12:30 PM. Very vacant marina but we meet Don & Jan Fisher.
8/15/18 At 6:05 AM, we begin our day (actually Vickie went back to bed). We leave Harbor Beach Marina and soon we are cutting across the thumb of Michigan. While en route two small birds hitch a ride - the water is a bit rough and it is windy. We have no clue how these small land birds have gotten so far from land and they are fighting the wind. Before long they find their way into the cockpit and are safely traveling with us. One bird decides to sit on Capt Bob's shoulder "The Pirate of the Great Lakes". I am reminded of Long John Silvers and the parrot on his shoulder but he has nothing on Capt Bob with his parakeet. Traveling on a sailboat is truly awesome. At 2:00 PM we pull into the fuel dock at Harrisville Harbor Refuge, Harrisville, MI. The girls at the dock are very impressive - assisting with fuel and pump-out. This harbor gets another thumbs up!
