Muskegon to South Haven

Thursday 9/31 we got a dock in Safe Harbor Marina in Muskegon.  We were tired and hungry.  We got tied up and and went to plug in the electric and the GFI popped.  We have had this happen before....marinas that have updated their electric pedestals have the new GFI and our boat tends to pop the breaker.  Being that we are here for days waiting out winds, this is not good. 

When we were in Little Current we met a couple who also had a Kadey Krogen.  They told us that they were having the same issue but had found it was the way the washing machine and drier had been installed.  Bill figured it was worth a shot and he adjusted the wiring and IT WORKED!  Yeah!!!

Finally we could relax!  We celebrated our anniversary, the great overnight trip and the electrical repair with a couple of cold ones.  We were so tired we just put a frozen pizza in the oven for dinner, watched a bit of TV and headed to bed.  

Friday morning was bright and sunny!  We road our bikes to McDonalds for breakfast and then road to the beach.  We also road over to the channel that comes into Muskegon from Lake Michigan.  It was a great ride and we saw some great stuff.   

A group of wild turkeys on the way to McDonalds.  

Beautiful sandy beach!

Ferry going out the channel into Lake Michigan headed to Wisconsin. 

Waves crashing on the channel marker. 

Artwork along the channel.  King Salmon is big here!

Submarine museum.  The USS Silverside submarine damaged and sunk over 30 ships.  

While riding back toward the marina on the channel, we watched a guy land a King Salmon!  

We went to dinner at the Tap House right across the street from the marina.  We got lucky....they had a live band and they were really good!  We had a great time. 

Saturday morning was sunny and warm!  We had a quick breakfast and headed out on the bikes to Walmart and West Marine.  The tire on Bills bike is blowing out and our U.S. flag is looking a little weathered.  

Once we completed our tasks, we headed to the waterfront section of town for lunch, then rode the bike path all the way back to the marina.  

I have never seen so many swans in the same place!

We got back in time to watch the OSU game....not something that we were likely to find at any of the pubs here in Michigan.  Haha!

Sunday was sunny and in the 80's!!  The warmest we have seen all summer!  After cleaning and laundry we headed back to the beach to check out the waves and have lunch at The Deck.  The beach was packed! I couldn't believe how many people were on the beach with winds steady at 20 with gusts of 30 knots!  But it is the holiday weekend after all!

Lunch at The Deck was so fun; live band, cold drinks and great food.   If I didn't know better I would think we were in California somewhere!!  

When we got back to the boat, we took Roxie over to a small beach in the bay.  She loved it and went swimming too!  Bill had been watching the weather.....looks like we could leave in not so ideal conditions tomorrow or wait out the wind and waves until Saturday.  We were still up in the air on what to do when we went to bed.  We'll know better in the morning.  

  

Monday morning we decided to go for it!  We got the boat ready for another bumpy ride and headed back out onto Like Michigan.  

It was indeed a bumpy ride for the first 5 hours and then it started to flatten out and get more comfortable.  We are looking forward to getting into our dock in South Haven around 7 tonight.