Hope you all had a nice Labor Day? Ours has been very wet here in Muskegon. It was raining all during the crossing last night on the ferry, during the night and this morning, along with thunder and lightning (the whole shebang)! Finally at 3:00 the sun came out with strong winds and off we went to ride our bikes (brought them back with us) and enjoyed an 8-mile ride on the Lakeshore Trail which meanders around Muskegon Lake, downtown, past lovely homes, etc.
And now more on the ferry ride from last night....it was a good crossing with very pleasant surroundings. We sat in nice big chairs with table for our laptops - quite comfortable for reading, visiting, napping, etc. They showed a movie, have food, drinks, etc. The Lake Express is 192' long and 57' wide. It holds 248 passengers and 46 vehicles and 12 motorcycles and cruises at 34 knots or 40 mph. Fun experience!
It's funny how things work out - we were disappointed that our auto pilot wasn't working and so decided not to go to Racine by boat. Well.............if we had been there on the boat, it would've been the end of the week till conditions improved for crossing back to MI as the winds are going to be very strong next few days. And the ferry does not cross when the lake has extremely high waves (like last Friday) and so, we are happy to be on Catrina here in Muskegon away the from rough seas (12-15 footers predicted) - NO thank you!!!
This was the first time that we crossed the lake with Mark not at the helm of his own boat. It was his 22nd crossing and my 20th!
Well, I pulled a goof....in last Saturday's blog I had a picture of Michael with his boys on their boat. Duh....can't even tell my kids apart. That was BROOKE with the boys! She's the photographer in the family and at a glance, thought it was Michael (so did Mark). Sorry Brooke.....you know they say sometimes after being married a while, a couple starts to look alike? Anne is the one who set me straight!
Had lunch at Max and Marley's Dog House again....Reuben Dogs today and boy, were they good!
This morning a couple came aboard to see Catrina as they are interested in a PDQ power cat. What delightful folks from Kalamazoo - Dick and Inge. Inge is the designer and producer of the "Towel Tog" which is made of micro fiber and a piece of "clothing" for your dog (in 5 sizes) that will dry him/her off after getting wet. The fabric is quick drying and dries poochie at the same time while he/she is wearing their little outfit. Petco stores are going to start carrying them soon. If anyone is interested in the website, let me know! We use the micro fiber towels on the boat and they are great for quick drying. Inge may really be on to something here? Enjoyed our visit out of the rain!
It was supposed to be 80 here today and slight chance of rain.....the last "hurrah" of summer botched a lot of outdoor plans - last night when we got off the ferry, the marina was full of vehicles; today, they cleared out with all the rain. It just got to 69.
