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We had nice weather for our first day. Tiny waves, our wake was actually larger, and winds mostly from astern. Not super fast as the apparent wind is lessened by the forward motion. We resorted to the engine for about an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full enclosure kept most of the black flies out of our personal space. But the flyswatter was broken from the workout. By the way, why is it called a fly swatter and not just a swatter? We don\u2019t have a wasp swatter, as the flyswatter isn\u2019t species exclusive. Ah, the things you think about when you are sailing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We left Muskegon at 9:40am, and didn\u2019t see another boat until we neared Holland around 5:30pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Somewhere near Grand Haven, we looked towards the east and saw this amazing outline of a heart in the sky.  Have you ever seen anything like this?  We took it as a good omen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around 8:30pm we dropped anchor in Kalamazoo Lake near Coral Gables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The night was calm, and in the morning the sun was out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re planning to meet up with friends and family, so we took a slip at Tower Marine. It is interesting to be back after ten years in Muskegon. We are actually across the dock from our old slip. I\u2019d say it looks the same, but the old owner, RJ, planted annuals around every tree, as borders and in gardens, and now that has been replaced with mulch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, we have nothing to fix, nothing to do but enjoy a gorgeous day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I sincerely hope that you can take the time to enjoy the day as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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