Fresh horses have arrived in the form of Bob Murphy. For the last few days I’ve been single handing as you know and Bob, who lives on the other side of Michigan near Detroit, offered to come join me for a few days of cruising. It is always good to have an extra set of eyes and hands on the boat.
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| Bob came prepared complete with pirate gear. |
We had a nice breakfast at Anna’s with Bob’s friend Dave. Dave gave Bob a ride over from his home and was off to visit his daughter who lives in the area. Once done with breakfast we said good-bye to Dave, prepared the boat and shoved off for Saugatuck, about a 3 hour cruise.
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| Leaving Grand Haven! |
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On the cruise we passed the town of Holland. We didn’t go into the channel, but did get a good picture of the lighthouse.
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| The entrance to Saugatuck isn’t very remarkable! |
Saugatuck is another picturesque town tucked up along the coast of Lake Michigan. In this case the town is up the Kalamazoo River almost 30 minutes off the lake. The town is arrayed around Lake Kalamazoo with many boats. Once tied up we walked through the town. We encountered a vibrant tourist town with lots of art galleries and shops selling hand blown glass, baskets, wood work (bowls, cutting boards, etc). Today the town is very quiet as it is past Labor Day on Thursday so there are not many tourists in town. We continued walking and ended up around the lake. Here is a not very good view of the lake. Take it from me, the picture shows many boats and nieces houses around the lake.
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| A book store for Melanie! |
After our long walk we came back to the boat to read a bit until time for dinner. We are now working to draw down all the perishables on the boat (as Melanie joked in a previous post we have enough food for 4 people) and we had a nice dinner of bulgogi chicken thighs, cilantro rice and a caprese salad make with freshly picked cherry tomatoes. A great meal and then off to bed.
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