Day 10

Got up this morning and checked in with the marina harbor master, since he was not here when we got in last evening. Had a great night's sleep, as this marina is much more protected than Mackinac Island marina! 🙂 After breakfast we decided to go see if the water was calm enough to cruise along the Pictured Rocks National Seashore. Winds were westerly around 10 kts, and it wasn't too bad with seas running 1 to 2 feet. We went approximately 15 miles and turned around at Grand Portal Point. It was a little rougher than we liked, so didn't attempt to go all the way to Grand Marais. We turned just a bit too early and missed seeing Spray Falls, but did get to see the prettiest part of Pictured Rocks. Tomorrow, if the winds die down a bit more and the chop stays under a foot, we'll look at cruising up to Grand Marais and seeing some more of the shoreline there. I probably took a couple hundred photos today, but you'll be happy to see I'm only uploading 9 of them. I guess if you've seen one pictured rock, you've seen them all. lol. We also spent some time going around the east and south side of Grand Island, and into Murray Bay. Some nice cliff faces on Grand Island as well. And while we didn't get the same view as the tourists on the Glass Bottom boats get, we did see the Bermuda shipwreck. There are also some nice sandy beaches along Pictured Rocks National Seashore (where we saw several groups of kayakers), and Grand Island. Back at the marina, Rosanne made us supper, and then we walked over to Falling Rock Cafe for some ice cream. Very good ice cream, and less than half the price that we were paying at Mackinac Island!Read more