Ahhhhh, we finally sailed Stardust where the wind took us without returning to our dock for nearly two weeks! We forgot how much time is needed to properly provision for a cruise, so it was a late start on Monday, August 23rd and an overnight in Omena Bay. A charcuterie board and champagne were the perfect "dinner" to celebrate spending the first night aboard.
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| Thank you for the bubbles, Gary and Kelly! We savored every sip. |
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| Sunset in Omena Bay |
The following day, we had planned to anchor in Cathead Bay on the west side of Leelanau County, but the forecast changed, so we turned tail as we passed Grand Traverse Light and headed back to a protected bay in Northport Point.
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| Altered our plans to avoid a storm coming across Lake Michigan |
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| Sunset in Northport Point (photo credit: David Cooper) |
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| Sunrise departure to sail up to the Beaver Island chain |
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| Blurry image of the James L. Block in the shipping channel |
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| Captain of our ship ;) |
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| Nice westerlies pushing us north toward Garden Island |
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| We were the only boat in Northcut Bay on Garden Island. The water was warm and we swam every day at anchor. |
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| Happy captain at happy hour |
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| Sunset smiles |
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| Not a wisp of wind that evening |
On Thursday after breakfast, we moved west to Garden Island Harbor. After four attempts in a sandy and rocky bottom, we finally set our anchor and swam all afternoon.
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| Anchored in Garden Island Harbor behind Little Island. Thanks for the awesome stern lettering, Meg Young, we love it! |
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| Hazy sunset behind Little Island on Thursday evening. Storms moving in for the weekend. |
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