We were all set to leave Mackinaw City on Tuesday morning……but not so fast! The starter in the starboard engine “froze up”, so we needed to have it replaced. As we know, parts take a day or so to get delivered, so on Wednesday we went to Mackinac Island on the ferry while we waited.
Attached are a number of pictures from that fun day. The first is Emery and I sitting on the steps of the Episcopal mission that was established in 1865. Then comes a busy street scene from the downtown tourist part of the island which is mobbed with people, bicycles and horse drawn vehicles of all sizes and shapes.
Then we walked up to the Grand Hotel, a lovely quiet oasis in the chaos which is Mackinac during high tourist season. The third picture is of the back entrance to the famous porch. That big porch with the fabulous view and the flowers and rocking chairs and snapping flags was virtually deserted on Wednesday afternoon. We sat for an hour on the porch, then moved to the grill at the Grand Hotel’s golf course and had a great lunch/dinner. The final picture is of a gorgeous topiary at the hotel sheared into a horse and carriage……the teams of matched horses and carriage are ubiquitous around the Grand Hotel.
Today, Thursday the mechanic came with the part at 8 A.M. and we were underway by 11:30 A.M. We are now in DeTour Village, a remote Michigan Upper Peninsula port just west of the North Channel. We are going to run tomorrow to South Benjamin Island and join John and Jean Conyers and anchor out. Stay tuned for further adventures.
1 comment:
You look so happy - even though you had problems you are still enjoying yourselves. Way to go. You know we love Mackinaw Island - we were there earlier this summer.
We will stay tuned for futher adventures.
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