Southbound with great fall colors and excellent October baseball!!!

 Monday, October 12:

We got up and Wes checked the winds.  They had died down but he still thought it would be too rough on the lake, so we stayed in Sturgeon Bay.  I started working and Wes went over to the Wells boat as they were getting hauled out at 0800.  I had a busy day working.  John, Mark and Karen stopped by in the afternoon and they visited with Wes on the aft deck while I was on work calls.  Then Wes put on the Brewer game as I was finishing up with my work calls and then of course had to finish my emails.  Once I was done, I heated up dinner and we finished watching the Brewers.  Some thunderstorms went through and continued throughout the night.  After the game, we both just relaxed watching TV and on our tablets until we called it a night around 2100.

 

Tuesday, October 13:

We both got up and did our respective bible studies.  After that we then had discussions on where we wanted to try to get to.  We decided to keep to our smaller trips so we dropped our lines around 0845 then started making our way to Manitowoc.  Given how the winds have been, Lake Michigan wasn't bad!  We had some swells but overall it was a nice ride.  The flies were absolutely crazy though!  They covered the boat like mayflies do.  We arrived in Manitowoc around 1630, and got secured.  Wes went and got us checked-in while I finished working.  I had a long day so it was an easy dinner night of a side salad, cheddar brats with mac and cheese.  After dinner, we relaxed by watching some TV before heading to bed.

 

Wednesday, October 14:

We got up and Wes checked the weather.  He gave us the green light, so we got the boat ready for travel and dropped our lines around 0730 and started making our way to Port Washington.  It was a little lumpy at first.  The swells were rocking us with an occasional larger swell.  It wasn't a bad run though.  It leveled out as we went.  We arrive in Port Washington around 1430 and got secured.  I finished working, made dinner, then we watched the Brewers game.  After the game we went to bed. 

 Thursday, October 15:

We got up and I started working.  I had a very busy day for work.  Wes got up and did computer work all day.  It was a rainy, gloomy day.  It was a quiet day working while we were at port.  We stayed inside all day working, made dinner and watched the Brewers sweep the Dodgers and win the pennant.  After the game we relaxed a bit before heading to bed.

 

Friday, October 16:

We got up and both started working right away.  The rain stopped, but the winds were wicked and the temperatures dropped.  We stayed on the boat working all day and it was chilly to explore, so had a quiet evening on the boat.  We had dinner, watched some TV then went to bed.

Saturday, October 17:

It was another chilly morning, so we were a little slow getting moving.  We got up and relaxed a bit and waited for it to warm up some.  Then we took down the scooters and made the trek to Walmart to get a new start battery for the generator and some other provisions.  It was almost 5 miles one way with many portions being uphill, so we weren't sure how well the scooters would do.  We made it to Walmart (at certain points on our way, we were both down to just the red bar on the scooters).  My hands were very cold and a bit numb, but they warmed up when we went inside and did our shopping.  The ride back to the boat went quicker and we both made it back without any issues, though both scooters needed to be charged.  I put the food away, then gathered our laundry and went up and got our laundry done.  Wes vacuum sealed the bacon, sausage and chicken we got from Walmart.  When I got back, I put the laundry away, then marinated the steaks for dinner.  We had steak, potatoes, and corn on the cob for dinner, then we relaxed by watching some TV, then heading off to bed.

Sunday, October 18: 

It was another chilly morning.  Wes made some sweet tea, then we took the scooters and went exploring.  We went on the bike path in the other direction than we took to get to Walmart.  Then we stopped by St Mary's Catholic Church and the 1860 Light Station.  From there we went to the Lucky Devils Bar and Grill and had a Bloody Mary, a couple beers and some lunch.  Then back to the boat where we finished watching the Bears game.  We watched some TV then watched the Packer Game before heading to bed.

 

 

Green Bay to Sturgeon Bay... Whew what a workout! :)

 Monday, October 5:

I got up and started working.  Wes had a lazier day and watched TV in bed most of the day.  It was another quiet day at port.  We went up to the clubhouse around 1730 as we had our new member orientation at 1800.  So we had a couple beverages, did our orientation, had a pizza and visited with some of the lighthouse guys.  We went back to the boat and relaxed a bit before calling it a night.

Tuesday, October 6:

We both got up and did our respective bible studies.  I then continued to work all day and Wes did some computer work.  Around 1500, he went and gathered some wood for the lighthouse guys and then helped them get the wood burning stove out of the shorter lighthouse so they could "bake" on the new paint.  We visited with the lighthouse guys for awhile then went up to the clubhouse for a couple beverages and some dinner.  We ended up watching the Brewer game at the clubhouse and closed the place down.  Aaron then came back to the boat to have another beverage.  I stayed up and had one more with the boys then called it a night as it was already almost 0100.  Wes and Aaron stayed up most of the night and Wes finally came to bed around 0545. 

Wednesday, October 7:

I got up and started working.  Wes slept until about 1000 then he prepped and made a batch of smoked cream cheese.  The fuel truck showed up around 1130 and we took on about 660 gallons of fuel.  I continued to work all day and Wes went back to bed.  Dick stopped by around 1500 so Wes could help him move the wood stove back into the lighthouse.  I went down and woke him up and he went over and helped Dick.  He packaged up the cream cheese and brought one over to the guys.  Then an MTOA member stopped by to pick up a burgee.  Merle and Tima came by and picked us up and took us to Ravine for dinner.  It was good to see them again before we leave.  We got back to the boat and relaxed a bit, watched the Brewer game then went to bed.

Thursday, October 8:

We were hoping to leave today, but the winds weren't in our favor so we pushed it back a day.  I got up and started working.  Wes did computer work.  We went up to the clubhouse for dinner and went to the membership meeting.  After the meeting, we hung out and visited and had some beverages.  We said "good-bye for now," went back to the boat, and straight to bed.

 Friday, October 9:

We got up right away at 0600.  We started getting the boat ready for travel.  We dropped the lines around 0700 and went to the service well and pumped out and filled our water.  Then we headed north up the bay to Sturgeon Bay.  It was a smooth cruise and great to be on the water moving again.  We arrived to the free wall around 1400.  We got secured and I finished working.  We took down the scooters and made a quick trip to Walmart for the water freshener and double sided tape.  We got back to the boat and were relaxing, when we got a call from Mark and Karen Wells (they were at a marina a couple blocks away) and they invited us over for docktales.  So we packed our cooler and walked over with some smoked cream cheese and crackers.  We enjoyed a nice visit and snacks (that ended up being dinner).  We left around 2130 and walked back to our boat and went to bed.

 

Saturday, October 10:

We woke up to Wes's phone ringing from a call from Mike O'Malley.  I wasn't ready to be awake yet, but I laid there and was lazy while Wes was on the phone.  Wes got up, prepped another round of cream cheese to smoke, then started the generator.  I relaxed in bed and waited for the water to warm up before taking my shower.  We went up and checked out the farmer's market that was a few blocks away.  On our walk up there, we saw a shop with several funny signs that Wes had to get pictures of.  We got some veggies, a cupcake for John Barnes for his birthday, and some hot sauce.  We stopped by the Wells boat on our way back (it was on the way basically) and visited with them and gave John his birthday cupcake.  We went back to the boat and dropped off our stuff then we scootered up to the Red Room for lunch.  Mark and Karen's friends Chase and James joined the five of us as well.  After lunch we went back to the boat.  I picked up a little bit and Wes got the smoker ready for the couple of ears of corn and the pork tenderloin we were making for dinner.  Once he had the smoker going, I prepped the zucchini dish.  Mark, Karen and James all came over.  We enjoyed an appetizer of freshly smoked cream cheese, followed by pork tenderloin, corn, baked potatoes, and cheesy zucchini.  We enjoyed the food and beverages, but the conversation was the best part!  They left around 2100.  We relaxed a bit then went to bed.

 Sunday, October 11:

We took our time getting up.  Wes was awake around 0600 and I woke up around 0700.  Wes got up and fired up the generator then we both were lazy in bed for a bit.  We got up and Wes took his shower and I went up to the salon.  I relaxed in my chair on my iPad.  Wes came up and made breakfast.  Then Wes did some computer work, we watched church, then we watched the Bear / Packer game.  It was not a good day for my Bears.  They played very poorly and the Packers finally decided to play a good game.  After the game, we both relaxed in our chairs on our tablets.  Then around 1730, we scootered up to Door County Fire Co for dinner with Mark and Karen.  We enjoyed the food and beverages.  We watched the first part of the Brewer game.  We decided to leave around 2030 and went back to the boat to finish watching the Brewers.  They ended up winning 2-1 over the Dodgers.  It was  good game.  After the game was done, we went to bed.