July 23, 24, Tues and Wed Sister Bay to Horseshoe Island to Sturgeon Bay
The wind was blowing hard all morning with waves crashing over the rocks again. This is unfortunate because we must leave today. Colletta is very uncomfortable with having to leave under these conditions but it is unavoidable as there is a group of 15 boats coming in with reservations. These boats arrive early but have to wait off shore in the 3 foot waves as checkout time is noon and no one is leaving early. We too wait until noon in hopes of the waters laying down and they do. As we head to Horseshoe Island, we travel in two foot seas and anchor in the protection of the island. There are already 10 boats anchored here but we wait patiently as 7 of them leave in the late afternoon and we head in to anchor close and protected for the night. Short Vacation follows us in; we throw out a stern anchor and settle in for the night. Tom swims, enjoys some beers and joins John on his swim platform, relaxes and gets comfortable. The sun sets, it is calm in this bay, we are good!!
We awake early and discover we need to readjust the stern anchor as the line has wrapped itself around the swim ladder. Tom takes as early morning swim to haul the anchor towards the shore. With John's help, we tie to a tree on shore and rest secure for a few hours. By 0930 we head out of the bay, remove some grass and mud from the anchor, and head south in a 1 ft. chop which turns into a roll farther south. At 1400 we arrive at the Yacht Harbor Marina and settle in. We plan our travels for the next few days and cook dinner at the pavilion while chatting with Dan and Mary. Our desire to attend at outside concert was canceled due to an expected rainstorm. Playing Farkel aboard Short Vacation finishes our evening in laughter.
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| Cooling off with my favorite adult beverage |
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| Conferring with fellow captain John. Turned out to be a very nice day |
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| John's dinghy makes a break for it but is easily recaptured in Horseshoe Cove |
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