8/12 Great Traverse Bay to Frankfort
The wind was, of course, right against me. And the waves were big. No need to explain this again. I put into Leland as I needed fuel and some fresh food, but left quickly and continued though the Manitou passage south. Slow going again, with large steep waves and the wind right against me. I reached Frankfort fairly exhausted and had some quick dinner, but just before bedtime I got an email from Dean and Charlotte of Carrie Rose, telling me they were just 500 feet away from me in the harbor. So I rowed over and spend an hour in their beautiful tug. It's 32 feet - shorter than Caprice - and has about 5 times more space inside. Ahh, the tugging world. It also needs 5-10 times more fuel than Caprice, but it can work its way through waves much better.
The wind was, of course, right against me. And the waves were big. No need to explain this again. I put into Leland as I needed fuel and some fresh food, but left quickly and continued though the Manitou passage south. Slow going again, with large steep waves and the wind right against me. I reached Frankfort fairly exhausted and had some quick dinner, but just before bedtime I got an email from Dean and Charlotte of Carrie Rose, telling me they were just 500 feet away from me in the harbor. So I rowed over and spend an hour in their beautiful tug. It's 32 feet - shorter than Caprice - and has about 5 times more space inside. Ahh, the tugging world. It also needs 5-10 times more fuel than Caprice, but it can work its way through waves much better.
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