We woke early to red skies and started to get ready to leave.
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| lots of fishing boats to maneuver around , but I did get this picture clear skies and a good day for sailing |
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| there were at least 25 boats our there all believing the only fish in lake Michigan were in the front of the channel. Foolish me for thinking they might move. |
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| This little guy was very tired and refused to move from the safety of our boat - he finally left in the morning |
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| the last hazy bumps on the horizon - we lost complete site of land around 2pm - the wind finally kicked in and with sails up we were making 4 to 5 kts. ETA for Wis. was around 1am |
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| this trip over we did not see any other ships. No freighters- no one it was just us and the gulls. |
Sun set and we were still 10+ miles from Sheboygan and the temperatures were dropping. To think in August we had fleeces on and still cold. I did manage a hot meal and we sailed on. Around 10 pm we heard a very disconcerting twang and found that the pulley for our topping lift disappeared into the dark waters. Tom quickly fixed a substitute and we brought down the sails, motoring the rest of the way. It was to late to get a slip so we dropped anchor outside the break wall. Being rocked, bounced and generally tossed all night makes you appreciate a tie down at a wooden pier. A little sleep deprived but moving on
Fair winds.
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