Additional Cruise update

We had a great time and met many new people.  The days flew by and we wished we could stay in the cruising mode but reality intervened and we had to get back to Indiana to do necessary stuff.  In the process of returning we stopped by our summer post office and a lady hit our car.  This necessitated getting a quotation for repair so our trip back was delayed a few hours.  I write this from my nice desktop computer that has lots of bandwidth.

The crossing of Lake Michigan twice ranks as one of our greatest accomplishments of this boating season.  If the reader does not think this is significant just imagine being out of sight of land for 5 or more hours each way.  That is 5 hours of being exposed to whatever nature has to offer and you put your lives in the hands of the boat you are on.  I have new respect for those that cross the Atlantic of any other large body of water.

SAM is a much more confident sailor.  I know what it means to be on the deck of a sailboat in 25 knot winds trying to get the sail down.  We are both more relaxed at sea but continue to fear the unknown.  However, we are willing to tackle those fears and we expect to face them bravely.