Waterford led the way out of Tawas at 7 a.m. under partly cloudy skies and a stiffening SW breeze. The Saginaw Bay crossing wasn't too bad, but the waves were building right on our nose. So we decided to forego 4 more hours of that and ducked into Harbor Beach Marina instead of continuing to Port Sanilac. Despite ongoing dredging, the harbor remains relatively shallow and the docks are in need of some TLC. Still better than 4's on the nose!
Tuesday September 10
The forecast was for heavy winds and waves, so we stayed a second day in Harbor Beach. We were actually glad to have the wind as temps were above 90 degrees --- only the second day above 90 we've seen all summer!
Garry and I decided a bike ride was in order. We pedaled to "Let's go Fish" a one-of-a-kind bait, tackle, camping, and nautical surplus store near the marina. There we found a couple of "soccer mom chairs" (as Marty and Suzanne from Alizann call them). They are folding canvas chairs we'll use for those campfire nights on shore. We did a quick tour of the town, had a great burger at Smally's, stopped at the grocery store and then headed back to the dock.
Time to shower and chill! I still had some beautiful fresh baby beets from the Farmer's Market in Petoskey. So Doug and Jan joined us for a lovely dinner of grilled chicken breasts and roasted beet and arugula salad -- yum.
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