4: Motoring to the Manitous

 It's hard to believe we only left for this trip 5 days ago...time seems to pass differently on the water.

Yesterday was a super calm day. We left Frankfort around noon, having stayed to get our GPS maps working (finally!).

We motor sailed for a while but the wind didn't last too long. Finally, we pulled in the sail and enjoyed watching Sleeping Bear dunes go by.


We got into South Manitou Island about 5pm,  anchored in the cove, and enjoyed a relaxing evening. 



We're heading to the Island for some hiking and swimming while we wait to hear if we got a slip in Leland tonight.

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