August 27-29, 2017 Sheboygan to Port Washington, WI.
August 27: We re-connected with some sailing folks we met in Pentwater, MI, Denise and Ken Cornell. They said to look them up if we crossed over to Sheboygan, WI. So we did. Turns out Denise is Commodore of the Sheboygan Yacht Club. They took us to a grocery store to reprovision and then we had a great time visiting them while eating at the Sheboygan Yacht Club. August 28: Our 41st anniversary – haven’t killed each other yet! Took the dinghy up the Sheboygan River (which is actually 81 miles long!). Loved the majestic willow trees. End of the line for us, after this turn there was a series of dams. Coming back down we noticed this structure, thought it was an outhouse, but upon closer inspection, we think it was a fish cleaning station. We had lunch at a local eatery on the boardwalk and then I hopped off the dinghy to further explore the area. This is the entry to the Blue Harbor Resort Hotel. So, if I were queen and sitting in that throne of a chair, I would change the color of the roofs to blue. Lake side view of the Blue Harbor Hotel. Cool pathway to the dunes. Leading to this lovely view of Lake Michigan. Flowers everywhere – I noticed this painted stone in the flower pot. Flipped it over – “Sheboygan Rocks” Turns out this is a continuing theme here. There’s a facebook page titled Sheboygan Rocks. People here just delight in painting rocks and hiding them for people to find. Similar to the Petoskey Rock thing we discovered a few weeks ago. Yet another one. After I took this picture of the painted rock in the lower right hand quarter, I then noticed the monarch butterfly in the upper left hand quarter. Sunset spinnaker run into the harbor. Seas are finally calming down. Looks good for us to leave tomorrow morning. August 29: Left Sheboygan at 7:15. Nice view of the Blue Harbor Resort. We passed the RA around 9am. Here it is soaking up the sun power. Entering Port Washington, WI. Half industrial, half cute little town. Winds were minimal but the seas were all mixed up from two days of 20+knots of wind. Felt like we were in a washing machine. Happy to be in port after a four hour run. Seems so calm looking north. Took a walkabout through town. Liked this monument. Looking north from a bluff. And then south. My walk took me through a neighborhood. Interesting house statues to say the least! Then I walked back into town via the Ozaukee County InterUrban Trail – complete with a community garden. Captured this goldfinch in some thistle. Another goldfinch landed on this thistle, but of course took off as soon as I opened up the camera. Along the trail was a creek. Noticed this painted stone and on the underside “Oz Rocks” was written. Turns out Port Washington which is in Ozaukee County has their own version of painted rocks and posts them on the Facebook Page of “Oz Rocks.” Back in town, these steps lead up to a Light House Station. Wow! 108 steps! Guess I got my exercise for the day! Lighthouse at the end of the tunnel. The grounds around the lighthouse. Unfortunately, the lighthouse is only opened for tourists on weekends. This anchor belonged to the Northener – which was built in Clayton, NY in 1850. Didn’t appreciate that boats of this size were built in our homeport. Guess I’ll have to recheck the Antique Boat Museum next time we’re in Clayton (which will be September 23 for Clayton and Sam’s Wedding!). Looking out from the Lighthouse to the Lake. Detail from the back of the chair. And bonus – yet another Oz rock!Back down and headed to our marina I noticed the RA was docked. Yay! I was a bit worried about them. The seas were nasty and they can only travel 3 knots (3.5 miles an hour). Talked to Captain Jim and he was pleased to get this far. He’s headed to Racine tomorrow, but Milwaukee is his backup plan. Bob and I went back into town and he noticed this Cadillac. No where near his grandfather’s Cadillac, but perhaps a future car for Bob? He loves a hatch back!Went to Sir James Pub which has so many beers they have a binder listing them alphabetically. They boast over 900 beers and 150 whiskeys. Ceiling detail – all the blocks of ceiling tile have been covered with the various beer carton covers. Bob decided to have a Weihenstephaner with Sir James. The beer is from the oldest brewery on the planet – around 1100 AD in Bavaria.
2 thoughts on “August 27-29, 2017 Sheboygan to Port Washington, WI.”
Another enjoyable chapter in your adventure! Loved the picture of Northener anchor and plaque. Very interesting that it capsized and sunk.
Also the beer place was very cool!!
Love you!
dt
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Another enjoyable chapter in your adventure! Loved the picture of Northener anchor and plaque. Very interesting that it capsized and sunk.
Also the beer place was very cool!!
Love you!
dt
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Love your comments and you don’t look old!
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