Harbor Springs, MI

Sunday, August 21 – Thursday, August 25
We left Mackinaw City about 7:00 am. We were headed for Harbor Springs about 50 miles away. We would have liked to go to Beaver Island but decided against it. We were ready to put some mileage down the lake and get away from the open water for a while. The trip was pretty good. It was good water and the waves were decent. However, they did start to build again as the trip went on. We were lucky to be close. Harbor Springs MI is a very affluent resort area. There are beautiful homes with manicured lawns. The town itself is neat and manicured too. The water here is crystal clear. It's hard for us to remember that it is only 70 degrees! It reminds us of the Caribbean.
We anchored out in the bay rather than get a slip. We were tired of staying in marinas. The marinas were full anyway….. A shower came up just as we finished setting the anchor. It looked a lot worse than it turned out to be. However, the temperature dropped big time rather quickly. We had dinner out on the sundeck and relaxed. We watched this guy hang-gliding. It was so cool! He would catch the thermals and go up forever. That has to be the next best thing to actual flying. It was a nice evening.
Little did we know that we would be spending days and nights here at this lovely anchorage……
From then on it has been either rainy and windy OR sunny and windy. The bottom line is that it's been windy. They have been forecasting anywhere from 4-7 foot waves all week. So it's Thursday, August 25 and we're still on the hook.
We have been into town several times. We've rode our bikes to the store – up hill! We found the local American Legion who welcomed us in. We go there on more time and we'll be known as regulars! We ate at the Bar Harbor – great burgers but they cost! We found a little sandwich/pizza shop called Turkeys. It was nice and a little more reasonable. Mike has worked on his honey-do list. We are definitely ready to get moving!
It looks like Friday through Sunday will be good days to travel. If that doesn't change between now and then, we will be heading out early Friday morning. To be continued……………………………
Till next time!
Admiral "C"