Friday, September 1 - Pentwater, MI

Friday, September 1 - Pentwater, MI

Our fellow Loopers left this morning heading for Pentwater with the exception of Sonny and Phylis on Corkscrew.  Gil and Deb were headed for South Haven.  They need to be in Chicago Tuesday for doctor’s appointments.  Sonny wanted to go to Snug Harbor in Pentwater, but said everything was full beginning tomorrow.  We called the Municipal Marina there to see if they had an opening.  They said yes, but only with 30 amp power.  That works for us if there are TWO 30 amp outlets.  I forgot to ask him how many 30’s.  More later.

Another exercise walk, this time to pick up my bike.  Since I was walking, I had the opportunity to take more pictures of downtown Ludington.  And I found Biercamp Market, a delightful store downtown.  I had passed it earlier but thought it was a brewery.  This time I went in because I needed balsamic vinegar to get rid of fruit flies.  That’s what Google recommends, we will see how it works.  

I met dog at the bike shop yesterday, but didn’t notice his bed in the front window until today.  My bike was ready - the brake repair cost $10.00 less than the bike did!

Pentwater, our next destination, was only 10 miles from Ludington.  This may have been our shortest cruising day yet!  The water was calm, but the temperature was very cool.  Actually it was cold!  Again, the beautiful dunes.

And again the requisite lighthouse, beach, and lake entrance, this time into Lake Pentwater.  

Danny backed into the slip at the Municipal Marina, as he always does, but this time we were right downtown and he had an admiring audience!  Several people stayed around to talk him, one guy said it was the best job he had seen with a boat.

So now it’s time to hook up the electricity.  There was only one 30 amp station, not two.  The harbormaster was not very helpful or pleasant.  We called the other marinas - nothing.  Our Waterway Guide listed several good places to anchor out, so that’s what we did.  Danny called Snug Harbor back and asked them to let us know if anything came open, and the nice young man said there might be a spot at the gas dock after they closed, about 7:00.  

Time for a dinghy ride.  First we checked out the marinas.  We still love looking at boats!   

Then we went back toward the beach.  You can see the lighthouse in the second picture.

We crossed in front of this boat accidentally.  Who needs that many rods on a boat that small? 

I thought these two boys were precious.  (Are these OK, Sherri George Allen?).

If you look closely, you can see feet sticking over the edge of this boat.  I guess someone was taking a nap. 

Snug Harbor called and said yes, we could have a spot for the night.  So we headed back across the river to the dock.  We were just around the corner from Looper friends on In Deep Ship and Time Out, and Cha Cha and True North were across the way.     

These nice people stopped to chat as we were getting settled in our slip.  They wanted to hear all about The Loop.  I wish I had printed fact sheets to hand out to people showing the route and giving some facts.  Being close to the shore makes it much easier to meet new people, and to keep track of other Loopers. 

This boat, Canim, was tied up right behind us.  The style was much like Enticer that we saw in Charleviox, but this one was even longer, 90 feet to 85 feet.  Google said it has a single owner. Wonder if they would like to be our friends?