Charlevoix, Michigan 8/14/08

Hello All -

We are in Charlevoix, a beautiful little town on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. We had a very nice cruise today - little wind and very manageable waves. We left the three boats we have been traveling with early this morning and will miss them. This is the first time we have been alone in quite a while. Of course, we immediately ran into several other loopers in this marina.

Note my picture of the flag as we crossed back into US waters and the quarantine flag that you have to fly between the time you cross into or out of foreign waters and pass customs. The bridge is the Mackinaw bridge in the very early morning light. The other picture is of the "MoJo Group" as we came to be called at our almost last supper together. From the left are David & Gretta aboard "Grettitude", Jeanette & Charlie aboard "Highlander", Rick aboard "MoJo". Of course, Rob and I and on the far right is Randy Cady, our Captain and Fearless Leader.

We plan to continue south as fast as we can. If the weather stays good and the winds are Ok, we should be in Chicago in about a week. It's 375 miles from Mackinaw to Chicago. We did over 50 miles today. We are hoping to catch up with Larry and Lola on "Lola Marie". They are leaving St. Joe in a few days - on their second loop.

See you out there somewhere. . . .

Rob & Ann