Friday June 21, 2013 ---- Day 20 --- 36 miles / 542 total miles

 We left Grand Marais at 8 a.m. under overcast skies with a brisk wind blowing us into the dock.  Our 2 boats were sandwiched between 2 small sailboats that had arrived the evening before.   That made it a little tricky getting out, but finally we were on our way.  This was a day of amazing shoreline sights.  The first,  the Grand Sable Dunes.


Day Dreams just coming up on the Dunes





The perfect backdrop for a picture

This was just the beginning of a day of amazing images along the shore!  The wind remained brisk with gusts up to 27 knots, but because of the direction, the waves were only a foot or less.  We'll take it! 






Next point of interest, the Au Sable Light. 

Fun Fact --- Lake Superior has the most lighthouses of all the Great Lakes.





Past the lighthouse and around Grand Portal Point, we found the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore -- America's first National Lakeshore.  It certainly exceeded all expectations, even seen through raindrops on an overcast day!

Just the beginning...............

Forgive me for going overboard (no pun intended).  Though pictures don't really do it justice, you get the idea. 










Both color and shape are amazing



Look at these colors!



And these.........



OK, I'll stop --- just breathtaking!





As you can guess, we were Oh'ing and Ah'ing for the whole 10 miles of incredible beauty.







When Garry wasn't shooting the pictures above, he was being completely frustrated over his navigation computer, so I was at the helm the majority of the trip.

We had hoped to anchor a couple of nights, but the threat of storms caused us to head for the Munising City docks instead.  I'm wearing my rain gear with my headset under the hood in a steady downpour (you get the fashion statement?) as we tie up at the dock about 1:30 pm.

Garry was able to resolve his computer issues temporarily over the phone AND get the appropriate replacement ordered for delivery at our next port -- a much happier camper!  So we celebrated with a cocktail and dinner at Sydney's in town.  Another take on fresh whitefish, this time blackened and very good. 

If the weather cooperates, we'll head for an anchorage tomorrow.  For tonight, it's lights out.