Mackinac Island July 1

Nice sunny day out, a bit breezy. After some more confusion on slips, we were able to move over to slip 66, which is our slip through at least Thursday night now. Originally I was able to get reservations for July 1 and 2, and last night, July 3 opened up. We are on the list now to extend into July 4-7, so keeping our fingers crossed that we can stay here for fireworks. Rosanne went to Mass this morning and said there were about 60-70 folks there. So a very active Catholic community, most likely many visiting tourists. This afternoon we rode our bikes around the island, an 8 mile loop. One of Arnold Transit’s smaller barges came into British Landing with two dump trucks bringing in sand for construction. The barge dock/ramp isn’t very level with the barge, and I noticed they used a forklift with a heavy cement block on it to help bring the barge bow down so the trucks could get back on the barge after dumping their load. (They could use heavier weight, as the barge was still about 12” higher than the ramp…) The state harbor (marina) here is pretty lumpy during the day with the ferries hauling into here. Been that way forever, and boaters still complain about it…but things calm down at night when the ferries stop. Best to tie boats up with several dock lines, use plenty of fenders and use the extra posts between slips to tie in such a way to keep the boats from hitting the docks while bouncing around. Before supper we walked around watching the fudge makers and sampling fudge. Also did some shopping finding Rosanne a nice dress and a couple barrettes. (Shhh, don’t tell her, they’re presents for later. Lol) Then after supper we had to go back out for some ice cream. Mackinac Island is well known for its ice cream and fudge!Baca lagi