After 4 days of being weathered in, we left St. Ignace at 7am.The magnificent Mackinac BridgeMorning light on one of the spans.The shadow under the bridge makes a convenient border line between Lake Huron to the left and Lake Michigan to the right. The iconic candy striped White Shoal Lighthouse way off in the distance. Winds were supposed to be under 5 knots for the morning, but of course, we saw 15+ knots. Made for crunchy seas for the first two hours of the trip. Not a good day for this boat. Tow boat is anchored nearby. Last leg of the 50 mile trip into Little Traverse Bay was smooth sailing. Enticer pulls into the marina in Petoskey with a new group of guests. Downtown Petoskey was a brief walk from the marina. Cool town with lots of artsy stores.On the way over I noticed one of these painted rocks. Upon my return, the rock was gone. I guess someone did “rehide” it. Petoskey is actually known for a fossilized coral rock called “Petoskey stones.” Hope to find some!Headed back to the marina. Clocktower and park next to the marina with a breakwater in the background. Had to come back at night to take a snapshot of the clock at precisely 10:04. (From the movie “Back to the Future”) Fortunately, no lightning. Just a nice moon lit night. On August 7 we rented a car to pick up our friend Bill Grabenstetter at the nearby – not your average – airport. Waiting area had a nice Adirondack Lodge feel to it. Stopped for lunch at Harbor Springs on the way back. This town had several cool homes and gardens. Bill and Bob checking out this very sleek racing sled.Nearby busy sailing school. In Petoskey there is a community similar to Thousand Island Park. Very intricately painted Victorian homes which were formerly a Methodist Community. Walking over to the breakwater to view the sunset and then the full moon rise.The moon popped up behind a row of trees. Full moon! I learned later there was a partial eclipse. Missed it. A few stars start to pop out on the way back to the marina. Nice calm night.
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Beautiful photos. Hope we can meey up soon. We are anchored in Northport for a few nights.
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