June 21-23 Frankfort to Pentwater

June 21, 22, 23   Fri, Sat, Sun Frankfort to Pentwater

Is it summer yet?? It is trying to arrive.  The sun is shining brightly, the lake is flat and we are moving.  At 0615 Tom aroused his first mate and we departed from the dock.  The lake was calm so the captain set a course while the first mate reclined to finish her evening's rest.  The sun shone the whole trip as local fishermen too enjoyed the good day.  As we passed Big Sable Point we noticed all the fishing boats heading into port -Ludington.  The 1/2 day fishing charters must have concluded.  Tom also got a nap in as this is along day of travel for us - 7 hours and 65 miles to Pentwater.  This is one of Tom's favorite harbors.  It is interesting this year with the high water.  When the wind shifted, so did the water level. Much of the time the cement docks are covered with 2-3 inches of water.  The water levels  are very high and fluctuate during the day.  Sometimes the water is over the sidewalk and floods into the grass park making one huge puddle - no ball playing or picnicking in this area this year. Other times the sidewalk is dry.  The wind seems to blow the water into the lake and harbor and the water ebbs and flows. We often walked out of the boat bare-footed then put our shoes on when we found dry ground.  Here too we strolled thru town and once back to the boat we enjoyed visiting with the 2 neighboring boats, sharing laughs, boating experiences and of course sharing info about our Loop.

We did the usual things at a new port.  We walked thru town to see what was there, made a stop at the ice cream shop and walked to the beach to see the sunset.  The winds were out of the northeast and altho the lake was calm, the boat bounced in the harbor.  The Saturday sunset was very nice and there were many people enjoying the view.  This is a state park and campground right next tot he beach so families were enjoying the playground, sand and park area.  Conversely on Sunday, it was overcast all day with gray skies, except at sunset; but there were only 5 people on the beach watching its descent. The Brown Bear restaurant served Tom broasted chicken dinner and the band played at Gulls outdoor deck. The summer activities continue on.  

The water would go out......

The water would come in......

Notice the water temperature.... that is why we are not swimming.
Even dogs that people thru balls out into the water waded in
gingerly, and they had fur coats on. Ha

Pentwater beautiful; sunset