Day 11, August 13th
From Harbor Island we did quite a short hop to Government Island at Les Cheneaux or "The Snows" The wind was pretty good while we tacked straight down the Detour Channel but then petered out and we were motoring again. Lovely anchorage at Govt. Island. Beautiful day so had a drink together, swam and fished from the boat. Still nothing but it was lovely sitting on the bow!!!
Day 12, August 14th
Got up early and brought the anchor up at 8:00. (That was a job! Stuck fast!!!) No wind at all as we motored over to Mackinac Island about 5 miles from the Mackinaw Bridge. Arrived to find a good mooring field. Spoke to someone on his boat and he kindly gave us the number of someone who would rent us a mooring ball. Also found one for Twice 's Nice. This was great since people reckoned you had to book a week in advance to get into the marina. Anchoring wasn't recommended because of the ferries who go in and out every 10 minutes!!! We were all settled by noon and dinghied into the town for the afternoon. Quite the place - all cars are banned, people get about by horse drawn cart or bikes. Beautiful old town with gorgeous old homes and flowers everywhere. John and I took a tour in the afternoon on a horse drawn cart - it was lovely and then we walked around the town. During the night we had thunder storms and torrential rain. Didn't sleep that well but all was good in the morning.
Day 13, August 15th,
Sue and Paul met us just after 1000 and we went into town together. Bought a $10.50 ticket each and went touring all the historical sites. The old fort was great fun, the young people doing reenactments of various stuff i.e. a court martial, gun firings, military music and rifle drill.
It was really good. After pizza for lunch we did the old houses in town. Lovely!!! Hot and Sunny!!! Now sitting at a picnic table on the water front watching everybody go by with the clip clop of the horse carts on the road behind us.
Will move on tomorrow - not quite sure where yet. Will meet up with Sue and Paul after supper and decide.
From Harbor Island we did quite a short hop to Government Island at Les Cheneaux or "The Snows" The wind was pretty good while we tacked straight down the Detour Channel but then petered out and we were motoring again. Lovely anchorage at Govt. Island. Beautiful day so had a drink together, swam and fished from the boat. Still nothing but it was lovely sitting on the bow!!!
Day 12, August 14th
Got up early and brought the anchor up at 8:00. (That was a job! Stuck fast!!!) No wind at all as we motored over to Mackinac Island about 5 miles from the Mackinaw Bridge. Arrived to find a good mooring field. Spoke to someone on his boat and he kindly gave us the number of someone who would rent us a mooring ball. Also found one for Twice 's Nice. This was great since people reckoned you had to book a week in advance to get into the marina. Anchoring wasn't recommended because of the ferries who go in and out every 10 minutes!!! We were all settled by noon and dinghied into the town for the afternoon. Quite the place - all cars are banned, people get about by horse drawn cart or bikes. Beautiful old town with gorgeous old homes and flowers everywhere. John and I took a tour in the afternoon on a horse drawn cart - it was lovely and then we walked around the town. During the night we had thunder storms and torrential rain. Didn't sleep that well but all was good in the morning.
Day 13, August 15th,
Sue and Paul met us just after 1000 and we went into town together. Bought a $10.50 ticket each and went touring all the historical sites. The old fort was great fun, the young people doing reenactments of various stuff i.e. a court martial, gun firings, military music and rifle drill.
It was really good. After pizza for lunch we did the old houses in town. Lovely!!! Hot and Sunny!!! Now sitting at a picnic table on the water front watching everybody go by with the clip clop of the horse carts on the road behind us.
Will move on tomorrow - not quite sure where yet. Will meet up with Sue and Paul after supper and decide.
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