8/13/14: Thanking God for a safe harbor here at the dock in Mackinaw, Michigan. Yesterday it rained and the lake had 8 ft waves west of Mackinaw bridge and 14 ft east of the bridge. Today we have registered 20 knot winds inside the marina. The wind is expected to continue through Saturday.

Mackinaw City Marina 

We had planned on staying here until Monday anyway so it has given us even more of an excuse to rest and take lots of naps. 

Our bow thruster (14 years old) stopped working so Russ ordered another motor and installed it today.

 I have started the MAJOR cleaning of the inside of the boat. Where does the dust come from?