Mackinac Island, July 4

Another very nice day. Sunny, warm, and a stiff breeze out of the southeast. Temps for these nice days have been in the mid 70’s. Checked in with the harbor master this morning, and he was able to find us a slip (our reservations ended this morning). We moved over to slip 2, which is also shoreside, and next to the Watercolor Café. Rosanne attended Mass again this morning and said about 25 others in attendance. Rosanne read some good reviews about Watercolor Café, so we decided to buy lunch there today. It was pretty good. Then this afternoon we headed out for another bike ride around the Island. Rosanne decided 4 miles was going to be enough for her, so she turned around after about 2 miles. I continued around the island. A little more challenging as I chose to go clockwise, which put me into the wind once I reached the east side of the island. Rosanne made supper and afterwards we walked into downtown for some fudge tasting and ice cream. Yes, we do a lot of that here. Lol. Fireworks at 10pm this evening, so just hanging out and waiting for that now. Pictures tomorrow, hopefully. We may or may not, decide to leave here tomorrow and go to one of three other marinas. Mackinaw City, St. Ignace, or Cheboygan County. Some friends of ours (John and Eileen on Cat-O-Mine), that are doing parts of the Great Loop, are currently in Cheboygan for the weekend. We plan to head home Monday, and they plan to leave Cheboygan Monday, possibly going to St. Ignace or here, Mackinac Island. So we are hoping to meet up somewhere before we leave. Also, the rocking and rolling here in the Mackinac Island Harbor is getting old. It snapped one of my dock lines today. Another observation. While staying in marina’s is nice for the amenities, and sometimes socializing with other boaters, I sure wish some folks would respect the quiet! Another disrespectful boater with his music and base beat turned up… Some marinas are good at enforcing their quiet rules, but once the office is closed…Read more