The South Haven Marina was on the Black River, had nice homes, businesses and parks on it's banks. As we were docking, the bow thruster went out! Luckily the wind and current pushed us right onto the dock. Bill wasn't sure if we had sucked something into the propeller or what had happened. Turns out the coupler broke and we would have to make our way to Hammond without a bow thruster.
The river was bustling with boat traffic and sightseers walking the riverside down to the beach and up to the center of town. There were lots of shops and restaurants in town. We had dinner at Clementines; it had a really nice "antique" atmosphere and the food was great! After dinner we called it an early night because we had to be up and headed out early in the morning to complete the ride to Hammond Indiana before the winds and waves pick up again. The forecast for winds and waves don't quiet down again until Saturday.
We loved South Haven! I would love to come back here when we have time to get the dingy in the water and explore all there is to offer there.
Headed into South Haven! The beach was busy with everyone enjoying the last hours of Labor Day weekend.
Dinner at Clementines
Headed back out onto Lake Michigan Tuesday morning. Roxie is up and ready for duty!
Bye South Haven!
The lake was rough....I almost got seasick working down in the office in the morning. Thank goodness I had two meetings that kept my mind busy and off being bounced around!
Chicago! Were getting close!
Of course the winds kicked up on our approach to Hammond marina. Luckily we were able to tie up to the end of a T head pier with the help of some loopers. This is home sweet home until the lock opens in Chicago in October.
Hammond marina is very large marina with over 600 slips. The docks are in really good shape as are the piers. The only drawback is the walk for Roxie to go potty. It's like a half a mile away! But it's no big deal since we could use the exercise anyway. The other thing is that it is really rolly in here. It's probably due to the direction of the winds that we outran....that are not supposed to let up until Saturday.
Don't think it is just a coincidence that Bill picked a marina that has a casino nearby. Not just nearby, the Horseshoe Casino is right at the end of our pier! We spent the afternoon in the Casino and had lunch. We like to play video poker. Bill got seven 4 of a kind hands on one machine! I wasn't so lucky....he won what I lost.
Wednesday morning Bill got to work on ordering the parts for the thruster. Turns out it is a "right off the shelf" part and they will ship it to us by tomorrow. That's good news. In addition all the work is done from inside so we don't have to get hauled out! While I was working Bill decided to take a celebratory stroll around the casino and would you believe that lucky duck hit a Royal Flush! Awesome!
The part did not come until Friday morning. Bill had the part switched out in less than an hour and the bow thruster is working great!
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