Posting on wifi that comes and goes is a challenge, so bear with the layout issues. I just give up at a certain point. Anyway, I ran across a picture of my roses and peonies that I left behind.







Back to the trip.

We went to Harbor Springs after Charlevoix on a wavy day. Luckily it is a 2 hour trip only across Little Traverse Bay. We passed the lighthouse into the bay and docked, much to Ollie's delight.

Oliver loves Harbor Springs because it is so dog friendly. They have a dog beach there and he meets many dogs to play fetch with in the water. He prefers just swimming back and forth. I say "turn" and he swims back and forth parallel to shore. He will come out to greet a new dog, but then goes back to swimming. We were there for an hour and he swam non-stop for 20 minutes at one point.

After Harbor Springs we made the long run to Mackinaw City. It is about 7-8 hours on the boat. There is no place to stop and weather can be treacherous. Once we got caught in 6-10 footers on this leg. We waited one more day in Harbor Springs and heard the waves were 2-3 feet, so we took off. Here I am on watch.

Grey's Reef is a very shallow area where Lake Michigan meets the Straits. With our draft we can go by the old buoy. The ships have to go about a mile farther out so they do not go aground. You can tell Ollie was thrilled with the whole thing.

We successfully rounded Grey's Reef, then we were in the Straits headed to Lake Huron (one Great Lake down). WE spotted the bridge and slowly made our way to pass under it and on to Mackinaw City. I always take a picture when we pass under. Pulled into Mackinaw City for a couple days waiting for Mary to drive up and spent 4 days on Mackinac Island.

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We sat around Mackinaw City and took off for the island on Sunday.

It was "freighter city" trying to make the crossing. At one point, we had to turn back as one of them was headed directly for us. They do not care and expect all others to move.

Wifi giving me a hard time, so I will continue another day. Blessings to you all.