Family First!

Monday July 7:

It was a busy day for me at work.  Wes was busy on boat projects. We went out to Merlin and Tima's for a wonderful dinner of spaghetti with chicken and bread.  It was delicious!  After dinner and a nice visit, we went to the laundromat to do our laundry then off to bed.

Tuesday July 8:

Again, had a busy day at work for me. Wes had Tima's car so he ran errands and got some items we needed.  He then worked on boat projects.  There was also a lighthouse meeting, so we saw the OSG group and got a picture of Merlin with the "it's all Greek to me" shirt.  After catching up with the OSG guys, we went to the clubhouse for Mexican night and enjoyed some good food and beverages with several members.

Wednesday July 9:

Another busy workday for me while Wes continues to tackle items around the boat.  All electrical "issues" have been resolved!  That is a relief!  We had a quiet dinner on the boat with Aaron.  Wes helped him with a boat he was working on, then we just relaxed a bit before heading to bed.

Thursday July 10:

We had another day of work and boat projects.  After work we went up to the clubhouse for burgers, drinks and socializing with several members of the GBYC.  

Friday July 11:

Wes got word that his uncle wasn't doing well and not likely to be with us much longer.  After some discussions on our options to get to Bay City as soon as possible, we decided to rent a car and make the drive to Bay City on Saturday.  So we secured a car, picked it up, then once we got back to the boat we packed up what we would need.  We loaded up the car so it was ready to go in the morning and headed up to the clubhouse for fish fry and drinks.  It was supposed to be an early night, but we got caught on the fun wheel and ended up staying up way too late.  A good time was had by all!  

Saturday July 12:

Unfortunately Wes's uncle passed Friday night, but we wanted to get there to be with his aunt and cousins, so we still were making the trip.  We did not get moving as early as planned, but we hit the road and headed to Bay City.  We arrived and visited with his aunt and cousins, then went out to Lucky's Steakhouse for dinner.  It was another delicious meal.  Then back to his aunts house for more catching up then we all went to bed.

Sunday July 13:

Arrangements were all made and sorted out, then his cousin Kristen and her husband Matt packed up to head home to IN.  We got a couple of pictures of us all including his Aunt Gay.  We then got in the car and drove to the marina we will be staying at while in Bay City and caught up with the friends.  We had an enjoyable afternoon sitting under a tree watching all the boats.  The the three of us headed back to Gay's house where we had dinner there and a quiet evening in.

   

 

Toscana returns to her home of 26 years!

 

Monday, June 30:

We shoved off from Southport Marina around 0630 and headed north to Sheboygan.  It rained the during the night, so everything was wet and it was a bit humid.  The lake a smooth as glass.  We pulled into Sheboygan around 1630, got tied up and walked up to the marina office to check things out.  They have a very nice boaters lounge and facilities there.  We chatted with our neighbors for a while on the aft deck, then went to bed early as we were heading to Sturgeon Bay the next day.

Tuesday, July 1:

We shoved off around 0600 and headed north.  Lake Michigan was calm again and it was a beautiful day.  We got to the channel and missed the opening of the first bridge by 5 minutes, so we sat and idled for half an hour until the next opening, then once past that bridge we had to wait another 15 minutes for the next bridge to open.  Once we got through, it was on to Little Sturgeon Bay to anchor out in front of our friends place.  We had a quick dinner then dinghied over to Pete and Cheryl's place for a couple drinks and enjoyed a nice bon fire.  We got back to the boat around 2330 then went right to bed.

Wednesday, July 2:

We weren't moving too fast the next morning.  We got up and went back over to Pete and Cheryl's for morning coffee and visited with them a bit more before heading to Green Bay.  We pulled the anchor around 1030 and off we went.  It was another calm day for the most part.  As we were getting closer to Green Bay, we saw storm clouds to the west.  As we were pulling into Green Bay Yacht Club, the winds picked up.  We were too wide to fit in the slip they assigned us, so we went to the fuel bay.  Just as we were about in, the wind gusts were pushing us everywhere but where we wanted to go, so Wes just got us out of there before we hit any boats. We dropped the anchor off the channel and waited out the storm (about 45 minutes).  Once things calmed down again, we went back in and got tied up.  It was a tight fit, but we made it.  They only have 30amp power pedestals and the GFCI plugs, so we couldn't get any power for the night.  Wes turned on the generator to cool the boat down, while we went into the club to have a drink or two.  When we got back to the boat, all was dark.  The generator stopped pulling in water and had shut down.  We opened everything up and slept with a fan going.  It wasn't the best night sleep, but we managed. 

Thursday, July 3:

 Wes fired up the mains in the morning to charge the batteries while we waited trying to determine where we could go to get power.  We moved over to a slip (it was a very tight fit), but we were still tripping the breaker, so we still had no power.  They were able to get out out on the wall near the lighthouses were they had a 50amp non GFCI plug.  We got tied up and plugged in around 2000.  Wes found out they were having shrimp skewers in the club for dinner that night, so we went into the club and enjoyed a delicious dinner with a couple of adult beverages.  

Friday, July 4:

We walked around and visited with the folks at the yacht club and had an enjoyable day.  We went back to the boat to watch the fireworks.  After the fireworks, we walked over near the clubhouse where they started a bone fire.  We sat around enjoying the company of a few of the members and visited and listened to music.  It was after midnight before we got bed.

Saturday, July 5:

We were a little slow getting going.  We decided it would be a good day to explore the area in the dinghy.  We headed up the Fox River to De Pere, then came back down.  We stopped at Fox Harbor for a beverage and then continued on our way.  We then explored the East River some, then the winds picked up and it looked like a storm was coming in so we turned around and headed back to the yacht club.  We made it back and secured the dinghy before the storm came through.  We had dinner on the boat then went up to the clubhouse for a few after dinner drinks and more visiting with the club members.  It was another late night.

Sunday, July 6:

We were even slower getting up in the morning.  We aren't used to staying up so late!  We went to the clubhouse late morning and each had a loaded bloody mary.  Then we went back to the boat and relaxed a bit.  Merlin and Tima came to visit us and we had a nice visit on the aft deck.  We all headed up to the clubhouse for dinner.  Merlin and Tima had things to do, so they headed out after dinner.  Wes and I stayed for a bit and visited with some members, but we were back at the boat at a normal time and went to bed at our normal time in what seemed like forever.  😂