8/7 - Ludington

Early morning heading down the Manistee River

Ore carrier heading up the Manistee River

Heading out Manistee Inlet

We had company in the Manistee River as we made our way out. The ship was an ore carrier and was stopped in the middle of the river apparently waiting for bridge tenders to arrive to open the bridges it would have to pass through into the lake beyond the town. In this small, tight river it was an imposing sight!

After we left the inlet we hugged the shore on our trip south along the Lake. Today the wind was out of the east, thus coming off the shore, so we were able to avoid the higher waves farther out. As the winds came up, we increased the boat's speed, and we were tied up at the Municipal Marina by 10 a.m. Within an hour we were joined by "Maya Lisa" with Hank and Ceci aboard.

Since we had so many stories to share about our mutual adventures since we had last seen each other, we invited them for cocktails on our boat, and we went out for dinner at PM Steamers restaurant afterward. Despite the fact that the weather deteriorated with wind and rain as the evening wore on, we had a delightful time catching up with them.