Left Manistee with south winds pushing us north to Frankfort. We anchored in Betsie Bay for 2 nights. Fun fact: Frank Martin moved to Frankfort and immediately built a log stockade around his home to keep drifting snow out in 1855.  Neighbor's called it "Frank's fort" and the name stuck. On to us, Ollie loves anchoring because it means more dinghy rides.  Then he gets his walk. Frankfort has all parks by the marinas which is great.

After a couple of days here, sitting around (Ollie literally sits) we headed to Leland.

The breeze was southeast at 22 knots sustained in the morning, 2-3 footers and we were cruising North. When we reached Sleeping Bear Dunes, the wind slowed to 10-15 knots directly behind us which is not much to sail . We pulled in the sails and motored. Then the lovely Lake Michigan flies hit. We got our aerobic exercise swatting those babies until we put the side and back screens down. We made it to Leland by afternoon. Ollie loves it here as the dockmaster greets him with treats and calls him "the beach dog". At night, the sunset is always so pretty here it draws crowds. This is from our slip.  

After 2 days at Leland, we headed to Charlevoix in what was suppose to be 2-4 footers, but it was not bad and calmed quickly. We went past Cathead Bay and Point, looked and looked and figured we really had to test our imaginations to see it. We made it to Charlevoix for the 1:00 bridge and pulled into our slip. Oliver also loves it here as the dockmaster, Hal gives out dog treats too. Spent today cleaning, grocery shopping and being lazy.

 We spend time in the cockpit on lovely days. I call it our family room.

On to Harbor Springs tomorrow.