5: Fisherman's Village

 Yesterday we had a nice little hike around South Manitou Island but quickly realized that we'd forgotten our bugspray. Without a little DEET, we weren't going to make it very far.

I was mostly using my big camera so more pics to come.

Heading back to the beach, we got the call that we had a slip in Leland Marina for the night. We took a quick dip and then started packing up to head inland.

It was a really calm day (our flag wasn't even flying) so we motored again. We saw one freighter- amazing how big those ships are!

Once checked in, we walked around Leland's Fishersman's Village. It's super quaint with little shops and lots of historical information about the fishing industry of the late 1800's -1950's. Finally got some icecream, too- first of the trip!

Back at the dock, we made some frieds who were mid-way through the Great Loop on their 44' cruiser Happines Is. 

Last year, Chad and I were conflicted on whether to go for a sailboat or powerboat. We obviously went the sailing direction but are on a 3 year plan to determine if this is where we'll stay. 

We had a great visit with Rommel & Amy, who generously gave us a tour of their boat and answered a lot of questions. I do enjoy how generally friendly boat people are. It's not difficult to make "little-while" friends.

We went to The Cove for dinner, greatly enjoying the charming atmosphere and delicious baked whitefish.

I closed out the evening with 2 episodes of Master Chef (season 11), which made me super happy.

This morning (day 6), we headed out around 9am to make our way towards home. We're planning to head back to Frankfort --> Ludington--> Home. 

It's overcast but the weather is supposed to hold. 

Cheers!