It's so good to be back in Port Clinton. We had a bunch of errands but first, breakfast at Ala Carte which is always a good hearty start to the day!
Another very warm sunny day.....we worked on our stuff - taking things off Catrina and starting to organize of what we don't need for rest of the season.
Mark put his stats for the trip together and here goes:
Cruised 1,466.4 miles (94.1 engine hours)
653 gallons of fuel
$3,622.68 cost of fuel
$5.55 average cost/gallon
48 days on the trip with 1 day less than 7 weeks
20 days were we were moving on Catrina; rest of time we were in port for multiple days
Some other tidbits to share (from me):
Best marinas (boater's lounge, bathrooms/showers) - Manistee, MI and Sturgeon Bay, WI
Several good coffee shops but funkiest: Red Cup on Washington Island, WI; 5 and J Sturgeon Bay, WI and The Coffee Factory (Muskegon, MI)
Best biking: Frankfort, MI
Best walking: Manistee, MI
Best shopping: Sturgeon Bay, WI;
Christmas shops (Tannenbaum in Sister Bay and Alpine Gift Haus in Cedarburg, WI)
Highlights:
Road trip to some favorite northern Michigan ports and visiting Dennis and Teri in Presque Isle, MI:
Family reunion in Menominee Falls, MI
Dinner with our nephew Steve and Lori in Marinette, WI; long-time boating friends Ron and Pat in Muskegon, MI and Leon (in the hospital) in Muskegon; CT friend, Linda in Muskegon; Allie and Owen in Muskegon and enjoying Grand Haven and the water fountain show + good eating, coffee and touring the LST boat (guys).
We went to 4:30 Mass with Father Jonathan at Immaculate Conception (another awesome homily). Then to The Orchard for a wonderful dinner (thanks to Anne, Liam, Connor, Gibson and Frankie) for my Mother's Day gift. Top notch!
Back home and went for a walk - I met Jeannie who is from SC and just brought her beautiful yacht from Hilton Head to Port Clinton where it will be stored for the winter. She also has a beautiful RV and living in that for now. Mark met her before we left on our trip and followed along in her boat (Magic Carpet) travels these past several weeks.
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