The leg from Port Huron to Lexington, the shortest distance, took the longest amount of time.

The next morning the wind had died off and switched more into the Northwest. For our course up to Harbor Beach, it would be a good sailing wind. It was an enjoyable day in the 50's, as we sailed up the western shoreline, about 3 miles offshore.

As we neared Harbor Beach, we could see dark clouds towards the southwest, and the wind started to pick back up to 23 knots. Harbor Beach is a Port of Refuge and is very shallow. The bottom is silt, and we had to snowplow our way into the slip. The rain squall arrived, but we were safely tied up and peering out the windows at some poor soul who got caught out in it. It was Invincible! They had left Port Huron that morning and by-passed Lexington to arrive and join us in Harbor Beach! Now these were sailors!

We were driven into town by the "dockgirls" just in time to talk the local Librarian into re-starting the computer, so we could post another progress report.

Of course the next morning, we were stuck in the silt. But we could rock the boat, forward and aft to make a grove to back out of. Sort of like a Chicago side-street in January.

Route Summary: May 21st - June 1, 2002

Day 1   55 miles    Cleveland – Put in Bay, OH
Day 2   53 miles    Put in Bay – Detroit, MI
Day 3   56 miles    Detroit – Port Huron, MI
Day 4   20 miles    Port Huron - Lexington, MI
Day 5   40 miles    Lexington - Harbor Beach, MI
Day 6   59 miles    Harbor Beach - Harrisville, MI
Day 7   48 miles    Harrisville – Presque Isle, MI
Day 8   65 miles    Presque Isle – Mackinaw City
Day 9   55 miles    Mackinaw City – Charlevoix, MI
Day 10  73 miles    Charlevoix – Frankfort, MI
Day 11  86 miles    Frankfort – Sheboygan, WI
Day 12  122 miles   Sheboygan - Chicago

Total   732 Nautical Miles         81 Upriver        842 Statute Miles