We had one of those good coffees from the coffee house/bookstore this morning! Enjoyed Munising.
We had a bit of a send off from the dock. The locals seem quite interested and impressed that Little Albion has made it around the Big Lake. Something they have not completely done. We have been talking the last few nights to a very nice older couple on a large power yacht. They come running out this morning as we left to wish us well. I think there remains a little envy in the big boater's hearts for the simplicity of Albion.
We left Munising out the West channel. Quite scenic as we headed out around Powel Point, past the thumb of Grand Island, the southern shore of Grand Island. Dave and Ellen aboard Cordelia were anchored in the distant cove. We gave them a couple toots on the horn. Past William Island, Au train point. Beautiful dream homes on the shores, looks like a storybook. People up here really seem to enjoy the winters. Cross country skiing, dog sledding. There is a big 250 mile dog sled race up here every year. We have been told the Ice on Superior shores piles up 25 feet in cool formations.
We moved out into the open Superior waters and motor sailed with both sails flying. We were into the weather and had to do one big tack to get a good weather heading into Marquette. It was one of those days where you need to move around with at least three points secured. You time your next move to the next wave. There is a rhythm to sailing and your best to go with it rather then fight it. I remember 5 years ago on Erie trying to get Albion to a dock in a 30 knot wind. After a dockhand rescued us I asked a large sail boater how do you get your boat to the dock in these winds? He very calmly said, you don't fight the wind, you use the wind. Yep, we get that now.
The moon is full and rising over Superior tonight. Nice, but there is something about those Huron moons that I have never seen since.
Marquette – A BIG town for us, population 20,000. Not the Marquette that has the University!
8/15/2008
