Red sky at night......last night's sunset was nice and red, a good portent that has been born out.
As our friend Curt would say, Thank you sweet Jesus for this day!
I'm going to have to make it short because the connection here at the Fitzgerald in Eagle River is a little funky, and I'm sitting out in the hallway, so I'm going to have to flesh this out later with pics and all. The pulled pork sandwich was excellent, so this is not to dis the Fitz, you understand.
Anyhow the seas were smooth and calm this morning as we embarked, just the way I love it. Even the fog didn't really detract from the lovely coastline, most of it very familiar to me from walking on the beach close to home, and also close to my home when we lived on Tamarack Waterworks road many years ago. eagles again, and some mergansers, a sand hill crane at the mouth of the Gratiot.
The wind and sun finally overcame the fog, and we cruised along with a very pleasant headwind,on to the east. We passed Calumet Waterworks, Tamarack Waterworks, Sedar Bay, Black Creek, mouth of the Gratiot, Seven Mile Point, and finally Five mile Point and Eagle river.
We will stay at a friend's cottage tonight, hope to make it to Silver Island tomorrow. I will post pictures as soon as I can, also I think our escort Evan has some good ones, especially of a phenomenon we'd never seen before, a fog bow, like a rainbow, only white.
Onward!
Okay now that we're safe with wifi connection I'll post some pics from yesterday what a beautiful day it was!
First we had to say good-bye to Pete and Carol Ekstrom who had taken such good care of us the day before when we were overcome by the head-wind.
This is a fog- bow! The ends near the water had an other-worldly glow that doesn't show up here, but made us marvel at the mystery of it all.
Evan cruising by the shore, so calm and peaceful, and the bottom of the sea was just fascinating--smooth sandstone rounded like old mountains with canyons filled with pebbles of all colors, and the sun lighting it up, oh it was beautiful!
Basalt outcrops around Seven Mile Point. Later, after Five Mile Point, we passed bluffs of what Terry thought was Copper Harbor Conglomerate, and his cousins came out to wave us on as we neared Eagle River.
Paddling through the fog near Sedar Bay.
Still misty at the Gratiot, and there's a sand hill crane in there somewhere.
At the mouth of the Gratiot, a day late.
Some friends, hoping to meet us here to paddle with us, didn't find us of course, and took off paddling ahead of us. Unfortunately we didn't figure it out until much later so we missed paddling with Jeff Flam and Viki Weglarz. Dang! We woulda loved that! Next time, okay?
Passing the Sand Hills Lighthouse at Five Mile Point.
Terry wanted to stay here but they were full up.
This day was truly one of the most beautiful days ever! Lots of fog and sunshine, fascinating lake bottom easily visible, familiar and new shorelines.
Onward!
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