Port Huron to the St Clair River was new territory to us both. We left Port Huron following Kiskadee, owned by Bill & Lynn Turner, with destination of their yacht club, Grosse Pointe YC. The Turner's were gracious and made arrangements for us to spend the night. The YC is top-notch with many amenities. We docked stern-to-stern with a 70' Hylas registered in Marshall Islands. Okay, we drooled. Alot.
The next morning casted off with destination of Put-In-Bay in Lake Erie. Rivers are dotted with markers & buoys all over the place for depth and navigation. Thank God for a good GPS! Alot of industry along the US side especially with Great Lakes Steel. Further south were elegant houses with manicured lawns. Its easy to become frustrated with so much industry on our waters edge until you see all the freighter traffic at their docks. The Detroit River lead us into Lake Erie.
Lake Erie is quite shallow in comparison to Lake Michigan. It is difficult to sail along knowing we are only going to see depths of 30 ft. We are assuming that it is the time of year that so many weeds are floating throughout the lake. We reached Put-in-Bay, grabbed a mooring ball and enjoyed the water taxi service. Even Chester liked riding to shore in the taxi! Rented a golf cart to tour the island and were surprised how big and populated the island is. Oh boy, the island is most definitely a party hard island!
Remember the weeds? They suck into a water intake for engine cooling. Mark got to swim this morning at 8 a.m. When he surfaced, I smiled but didn't have the heart to immmediately tell him he was garnished with seaweed. Being the sensitive wife that I am (and his humor was well, lacking), I just picked it off from him on the boat....
Tonight we are in Huron OH where there is music in the bandshell, a sweet classic boat show and a better way to end the day. It's a nice place. Good night all.
Hi Mark and LouAnn, we live just a few miles away from Put"n"Bay, on Catawba Island but we were in Holland, at Anchorage with Margo and Ron when you were at Put"n"Bay! We hope to see you when you come back this way next year.Good luck with your endeavor, Karin
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