New friends - daughter/mother Morgan and Jere
A romantic stroll on the beach
Beautiful beaches on Lake Michigan


We are in Frankfort Michigan. We left Charlevoix this morning early because the weather forecast was for high winds and high waves late in the morning. We were pulling into the harbor just as the winds picked up and someone who came in about an hour after us said they were getting 3-4 foot waves when they were coming in. Anyway, we are still having a wonderful time. Unfortunately we are still out of range for our Verizon cellphone. Our bill for last month was $185 for roaming in Canada – and we didn’t really make many calls! We were hoping that when we got here we’d have coverage, but not so. There was a classic car show going on when we got here. We saw a Cobra that we think was the same kit car that Chris has. It did not have a seam or blemish in the paint. Clay said whoever did it was good. Then just around the corner the library was having a book sale. Clay and I both stocked up on several books, we got 10 paperbacks for $5 - what a steal. We then walked downtown and found a little café and had lunch. As we were walking back there was big rush at the book sale so we stopped in again. They were having a bag sale - as many books as you could fit in a paper bag for $2.00. Well, we picked out another 12 books – so we should be supplied for a good while. We’ve been reading a lot - I don’t think I’ve ready so many books in my life as I have in the last four months, but I’m enjoying them. The fishing here seems to be really good - I think the Salmon is hot right now. Last night a guy came in to the dock with a big cooler just filled with salmon filets. Clay tried to help him hoping he’d toss a couple at us – no luck!!

People here are getting ready for the end of the season – it’s seems so foreign, but we’ve been getting some cooler night already. Since we’ve left the Northern Channel we haven’t had the nerve to get back in the water. It usually starts out in the morning about 68 and warms up to 71 - maybe as we get a little further south it’ll warm up a little. I was really enjoying the refreshing swims we were having, especially in the crystal clear water. You don’t have to worry about sharks and gators - but they do have snapping turtles.