Adjusting our Sails
May 20, 2025 Over the last month, we have done a lot of routine maintenance and some upgrades to Reflection so that we could cruise all summer. I retired from the Southside Community Kitchen as of April 1 and we had plans to sail unhindered by a schedule and to go where the wind and weather were favorable. Our hope was to explore the North Channel, anchoring out, hiking, and enjoying the wilderness. We especially wanted to revisit South Manitou Island and to spend more time enjoying the beautiful anchorage and hiking the island. One of the things we loved last year was visiting all of the amazing farmer's markets - Frankfort and Northport provided most of our produce. Our dreams for this summer did not include finding out last week that Harold has a severely prolapsed mitral valve with regurgitation that requires…