We’ve been patiently waiting for the weather to change. Waiting since last Wednesday. At one point, the open waters forecast (beyond five nautical miles for shore) for the part of northern Lake Michigan that we would travel had waves to 13 feet. We don’t mind being offshore a ways – there’s much less traffic. We’ve been watching the reports from the buoys and they have been reporting over six foot waves. That’s a hard no from this crew.We have enjoyed our walks in Northport, and the good wifi in the marina, and an easy walk to the grocery. But I’m looking at my meds, and the extras that I brought along just in case, and we’re cutting it tight. Tomorrow, Monday September 9 we go – in the predawn gloaming, we set out on a long passage to Frankfort. It’ll be a push, but we have plans manage our watches so that we get some rest along the way.The forecast weather for the rest of the week looks pretty good, but honestly, the forecasts have changing by the day. We will go tomorrow, and re-evaluate after anchor down and dinner.
