Today, Monday August 22, we woke at anchor in Portage Lake. One of the best anchor spots we have found. After the bad wind and waves anything would have looked good, especially this little lake which has a rural setting and plenty of clear clean water and not much sea grass to clog water intakes and foul props. The weather reports this morning said it would be a good day on Lake Michigan and it was. It was an unusually good day. The wind was from the South, but not bad enough to cause a lot of wave action. We hoped for 40 miles today and made it by 2:00pm. We pulled into Lake Pentwater and filled up with diesel fuel, well 67 gallons anyway. The guy next to me put in 100 gal. in each tank. 200 gallons will last him a couple of days. Our 67 gallons will last us 4 days. After fuel we pulled into a slip next to some other Loopers and took time to discuss the weather. It seems a cold front is passing and high winds are expected tomorrow and maybe the next day. So we may stay put for a while. The guy that helped us into the dock explained all the services this marina has. The last thing he said was "and the cable connection is in front of your boat". We have been on the boat since May and we have not hooked up the TV. So, as soon as we got settled we decided to hook up the TV. After about an hour of pulling on wires and connecting and disconnecting we got the TV going. We watched 30 minutes and found out everything is the same so we turned it off. So much for our efforts. Well, I expect we will watch the weather...
Pentwater is a pretty little upscale boating community. It sits on a small lake with several marinas and some condos and some cute little shops, but no Walmart. We haven't seen a Walmart since Winter Harbor, NY. Maybe we will find one in Chicago. I need that Walmart fix!
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