Day 27, August 29, 2009
Fairly lazy morning with scrambled eggs on toast for breakfast! Listened to the Canadian news on the radio and read our books. Afterwards it was time to go out for a walk. Fortunately the pouring rain had let up a bit by then. Lovely little town. Used to be a fishing village but all the little old buildings have been converted to gift shops, deli shops, candy/ice cream shops. All very picturesque. Lovely little library where we checked our e-mail with the free wifi. Ate a scrumptious sandwich from the Cheese shop on "pretzel bread", very yummy. John and Paul walked up to the marine store after lunch and both bought a couple of little bits - spare spark plugs for the outboards. The wind started getting stronger in the afternoon and continued through the evening with pouring rain on and off. We were glad we weren't on the lake. Paul and Sue invited us to supper on Twice 's Nice - spaghetti with birthday brownies for dessert to celebrate Paul's 57th birthday!!!! Then we had fun playing Euchre, Paul and I against Sue and John. Both teams each one a game which was a laugh!
Day 28th, August 30
Bit of a noisy night! Wind crashing through the marina - halliard's flapping and banging. We were both up once trying to tie them up. Wasn't much use as we determined it was something in the mast banging away and there was nothing we could do about it! Anyway, woke up to blue sky; the wind was still strong but at least it was clear. After breakfast we installed another filter on the water intake to the diesel engine. We have been told that the water in the rivers is really full of sediment which can cause problems. This filter is effective and easy to clean so should help down the road. After lunch on board we went walking over to the beach to watch the kite boarders. Wow that looks fun! Its a great little sand beach there and with the high winds there was lots of surf. The young people were having lots of fun. It looks hard on the legs and the arms though! After an ice cream cone in Fishtown, it was time to go to a Loopers get together on one of the trawlers. This nice older gentleman had noticed all the looper flags on the boats in the marina, and having done the Great Loop with his wife two years ago, they decided to get us all together to offer some tips about Lake Michigan and the river system.
There were 6 boats represented including his. All good stuff about good places to stop, where you can anchor, where the best marinas were, where to get cheap diesel, where to stop in Chicago etc. etc. Very useful. We're now sitting outside the library tapping into their wifi. Have tried to call the kids on skype but they're not home. Caught up on the e-mails. Keep writing everybody. We love to hear from you!!!! Weather looks like it should be okay for the next few days so will hopefully push on tomorrow!
Fairly lazy morning with scrambled eggs on toast for breakfast! Listened to the Canadian news on the radio and read our books. Afterwards it was time to go out for a walk. Fortunately the pouring rain had let up a bit by then. Lovely little town. Used to be a fishing village but all the little old buildings have been converted to gift shops, deli shops, candy/ice cream shops. All very picturesque. Lovely little library where we checked our e-mail with the free wifi. Ate a scrumptious sandwich from the Cheese shop on "pretzel bread", very yummy. John and Paul walked up to the marine store after lunch and both bought a couple of little bits - spare spark plugs for the outboards. The wind started getting stronger in the afternoon and continued through the evening with pouring rain on and off. We were glad we weren't on the lake. Paul and Sue invited us to supper on Twice 's Nice - spaghetti with birthday brownies for dessert to celebrate Paul's 57th birthday!!!! Then we had fun playing Euchre, Paul and I against Sue and John. Both teams each one a game which was a laugh!
Day 28th, August 30
Bit of a noisy night! Wind crashing through the marina - halliard's flapping and banging. We were both up once trying to tie them up. Wasn't much use as we determined it was something in the mast banging away and there was nothing we could do about it! Anyway, woke up to blue sky; the wind was still strong but at least it was clear. After breakfast we installed another filter on the water intake to the diesel engine. We have been told that the water in the rivers is really full of sediment which can cause problems. This filter is effective and easy to clean so should help down the road. After lunch on board we went walking over to the beach to watch the kite boarders. Wow that looks fun! Its a great little sand beach there and with the high winds there was lots of surf. The young people were having lots of fun. It looks hard on the legs and the arms though! After an ice cream cone in Fishtown, it was time to go to a Loopers get together on one of the trawlers. This nice older gentleman had noticed all the looper flags on the boats in the marina, and having done the Great Loop with his wife two years ago, they decided to get us all together to offer some tips about Lake Michigan and the river system.
There were 6 boats represented including his. All good stuff about good places to stop, where you can anchor, where the best marinas were, where to get cheap diesel, where to stop in Chicago etc. etc. Very useful. We're now sitting outside the library tapping into their wifi. Have tried to call the kids on skype but they're not home. Caught up on the e-mails. Keep writing everybody. We love to hear from you!!!! Weather looks like it should be okay for the next few days so will hopefully push on tomorrow!
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