And you thought living on a boat was all dreamy evenings sipping cocktails and enjoying sunsets -- well, not so. For the past several days, we've been experiencing the spring hatch of midges -- pesky swarms of harmless flying things that penetrate your mouth and nose, your clothes, your hair, and make the simple task of walking Sophie a pain. Then, this morning, I woke to dense fog which should burn off by noon -- couldn't see the end of the dock, let alone the shore which is only two hundred feet at most. The combination of bugs and fog just isn't very pleasant.
Yesterday, drove by car over to Cheboygan to visit with Jo and Ron on Annwfn (pronounced an u vin) before they take off for a summer on Lake Superior. We sat outside at Duncan Bay, commenting on the boats, weather, and life in general -- had a great visit over a bottle of Zinfandel! Then, to top off the evening, I went to the Cheboygan Yacht Club's weekly dinner meeting in downtown Cheboygan, visiting with friends BD and Rick and others. Heading back on Saturday to Duncan Bay for their annual pig roast and pirate dinghy run -- yes, boaters can be a little crazy at times, but that is what makes us so interesting :)
First trip will be next week, when Jaye and Dan from Annapolis come up to visit the ports on Grand Traverse Bay for seven or eight days. It'll be good to move out and see if the bugs will leave us alone.
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