August 24, 2015 - Rainy Cheboygan

We are currently tied to the town dock in Cheboygan waiting for the weather to clear for our crossing to Mackinaw Island.  Yesterday we had a fun day helping our friends, Mark and Vicki Hill (and their dog Daisy), celebrate their wake crossing.  Enjoyed meeting all their family and a few friends as we did a cookout.  We have had so much fun traveling the loop with them, but all good things must come to an end.  The good news is that we have gained some new life long friends who don't live too far away in Petoskey.  In fact, we plan to go on a cruise with them in November to celebrate their anniversary! 

Here we are exploring our anchorage in the beautiful Benjamin Islands. Note that while the background appears to be sand, it is really all granite rock as is the entire shoreline on all sides and the bottom. Makes for some tough anchoring, but we tied off to shore for additional security.  Somehow the rock is able to sprout vegetation. 

Enjoying some of the sights with friends on top of the granite rock of the Benjamin Islands.

Anchored off the granite walls of the Benjamin Islands in the North Channel with Blue Willow.

I am working hard steering the dingy while Connie is really stressed!

Connie and Vicki enjoying a beverage on the top of Patriot.

Celebrating our last day in Canada with Mark and Vicki while escaping a day of big waves by spending two nights in Meldrum Bay.  This was one of our best meals of the entire loop, which was at a B&B Inn. 

A tanker truck propelling its way just off Drummond Island.

After clearing customs in Drummond Island, we anchored nearby for the evening in a nice horseshoe shaped anchorage called Harbor Island.