Having the best of intentions the weather continues to not cooperate. We stayed in Frankfort an extra day due to weather and made the next leg of 7 ½ hours to Charlevoix on Monday. On Tuesday our friends continued to St. Ignace with threat of terrible weather on Tuesday AM We choose to wait out the storms. With the best of intentions to get to St. Ignace by Wednesday late afternoon, we did not leave again due to the weather. This was the weather that came up the lake from Chicago with high winds, lightening and other ugly stuff, so another day in Charlevoix. We finally left on Thursday morning at 6:30AM and found ourselves in dense fog for the whole trip. We saw nothing of our travels up the lake through Grey’s Reef and East to the Mackinaw Bridge just a couple of sail boats off in the fog and finally saw the bridge as we crossed under it. The weather had not improved much; overcast, rainy and cool but at least no thunder and lightening. We’ve enjoyed getting together with the other owners and have found additional travelers to the North Channel for our next weeks. Charlotte’s learned how to drive the Carrie Rose into and out of a slip, which is great progress. Last two days here the weather has been sunny, clear and warm, and we took a moonlight drive under the Mackinaw Bridge for a group photo of the Nordic tugs. Now off to anchor at Government Island, another first, and then east into Canada and cruising in the North Channel!
First sighting in 7 hours
Out the window to Gray's Reef
Leaving Charlevoix
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