7-3-18, 7-4-18 Fun at Anchor
We anchored out at Cat Head Bay on the Leelanau Peninsula. It was a glorious sunny warm calm day. There was a nice sand and rock beach that we took the paddle boards to. We walked along and immediately started finding Petoskey Stones. For those that are not familiar with them they are fossilized six-sided coral. It is found primarily in the north western portion of Michigan’s lower peninsula. When they are dry they look like regular granite, but when they are wet or polished the distinct pattern show up.
I didn’t do so well paddle boarding that day. The swells coming from the big lake just took me out a few times. I’m still learning. Scott did great, which is a good thing because he had all the stones in his pocket. He said if he fell in he would just sink and run to the boat. Such a comedian. We swam and floated around on the paddle boards. It was a lovely afternoon.
We got up early on the 4th of July to get to our anchorage early anticipating them to be full for the holiday. We made it into the south arm of Lake Charlevoix, which is where we anchored. Allen, our son, came up to join us for the weekend. He left his car at a Landings restaurant. We swam, paddle boarded, dinghied and had a lovely couple of days. We were not in direct line to watch a big fireworks program, but we had fireworks displays going off in four different directions around us. Some private and some bigger shows that we could still see. No crowds. It worked out well.
The houses on the lake were stunning. So many big houses with expensive boats parked out front! Fun looking at them all!
As usual, we had a fun filled couple days at anchor.
Thanks for reading.
Karen and Scott
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