Sunny Days: Stay Nimble, Stay Quick

Woke up to another fine day in Round Lake and the weather looked like we had a 2 day window of good cruising conditions. Initially we were going to go to Northport—only 20 miles down the pike but the iffy weather for next week convinced us that we should make good use of our cruising time. So we ended up at Sleeping Bear Point—about 50 miles. It reminded us of The Bernstein Bear’s Spooky Old Tree that our kids loved and grandkids love. I think the sand dunes are supposed to look like a sleeping bear—we don’t see it. It was, however, spooky because there was not another boat anchored in sight. To add to the scene we heard the local weather and a few miles across the land to the east-- Traverse City-- has thunderstorms with 60 mph winds and hail—that was NOT in my weather forecast. Anyway we found a good place to anchor and gusts of winds have come up to challenge us but we have held tight. Lots of homes and people camping here but the only boats (besides us) are under 20ft. Friday night in a secluded bay—fun—except back in Knoxville, I am missing my high school reunion—too many years to mention. A lot of friends have gathered and I am sorry we are missing it. Hopefully Elizabeth, Andy and Facebook will give me a full report on the festivities.