Another easy travel day today – just 26.8 miles around the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula from Northport on the east side to Leland on the west. Travel distance between these two towns via car is just 12 miles, quite a bit more when you travel by boat. It was another good day to travel from a wind and waves perspective – there was a very light rain when we left Northport, but it stopped less than three miles out of the harbor. There was almost no wind or waves and by the time we got to Leland, most of the clouds cleared off and the remainder of the day was beautiful. One of the great parts about a short travel day is that you have plenty of time to explore your new harbor.
Since Leland is just an hour drive from where my Dad lives, he and Genny hopped in the car and met us here for dinner. We will be spending the next five or six days in this general area (Leland and Frankfort), so we will have plenty of time for visits with Dad. My sister and her family are also headed to Dad’s for the next week so we’ll have a chance to visit with them as well.
We’re here in Leland for two nights, so part of tomorrow will be a “work on the boat” day. The dinghy is going to get cleaned up and we’ll probably do a bit of boat washing as well.
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| Grand Traverse Lighthouse of the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula |
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| sunset over North Manitou Island |
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| sunset over North Manitou Island |
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| sunset over North Manitou Island |
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