Wednesday, August 19th
to Thursday, August 20th,
2015
Day 380-381
Miles Traveled: 0
Total Miles Traveled: 5831
Wednesday was windy with some rain as predicted. In between rain showers, Dan finished washing the boat. The wind started late morning and increased as the day went on. More lines were added to help keep the boat from hitting too hard on the fenders protecting it from the dock. Even though the marina had some protection, the boat was rocking back and forth in the slip. We did not want to think about how worse it could be in a marina with less protection. We were blessed with a nice sunset to end the day.
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| sunset at Petoskey |
Thursday morning the wind was better. That did not last long. By late morning it increased and worsened throughout the afternoon. The skies were overcast and rain occurred off and on during the afternoon. During one of the rain breaks, we walked along the breakwater protecting the marina. From there we got a view of the waves on Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan. When we took our walk they were already starting to crash over the breakwater. They worsened as the day progressed.
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| waves beginning to crash over the breakwall |
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| large waves on Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan |
Next to the marina was the Little Traverse Historical Society History Museum. We had not yet toured this museum and thought it would be a good day to be indoors. Inside, there was history about the city of Petoskey and also the effect the city had on the famous writer, Ernest Hemingway. An exhibit of pictures showing parts of the city from the past and present were interesting. In some areas, not much has changed. Several of Mr. Hemingway's writings were based out of his experiences in the Petoskey area. His family had a summer cottage on Walloon Lake (near Petoskey). The building itself is a restored train depot built in 1892 by the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad Company. It ceased services in the early 1960's.
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| Little Traverse Historical Society History Museum |
We continued to hope for the wind to subside to allow the waters to calm so we could continue our progress down Lake Michigan. In the meantime, we tried to enjoy the respite from traveling.
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