After listening to the weather forecast at 6 a.m. we left at 7. We wanted to be sure the wind wasn’t expected to be high and wasn’t coming from the south. That would have made for a very unpleasant crossing.
It was very cool this morning and overcast. We kept the windows on the bridge closed and still needed to wear jackets. The crossing was quite smooth and as we approached Mackinac Island the sky cleared. Darrell really appreciated the autopilot today. It was a straight line run across the lake and our autopilot worked quite well.
We arrived in Mackinaw City and were docked by 1 this afternoon. This is a nice town and we plan to explore more tomorrow.
