Some more Thank Yous

Again, a big thank you to Evan McDonald and Libby Meyer for their accompaniment.  Libby was especially appreciated as we rounded the McLain lighthouse, hitting that big headwind and Libby stayed right with us and kept me calm.  Libby, thank you also for transporting Evan here and there and getting him to us early in the morning.  Evan was most appreciated as we rounded the eastern point of Great Sand Bay and when he supported my decision to take a break off the water!

Thank you to Kate Alvord and Stephanie Mills for walking an hour in the cold and wet to meet us at the North Entry.

Thank you to Pete and Carol Ekstrom for taking us in on that gloomy day, feeding us, hauling us back home, and seeing us off again the next morning.  That pink shirt you were wearing, Carol, felt like a beacon to me.  Thanks to Pete for taking pictures and sending them on.

Thanks to Jeff Flam and Viki Weglarz for coming to meet us (where we hadn't yet arrived) and I'm so glad you had a gorgeous day on the water anyhow!

Thanks to Mark and Cathy Campbell-Olszewski for letting us know we were heading the right direction on the Eagle River beach.

Thanks to Craig and Jeannie and Leah Kurtz and friends for welcoming us into their cottage, giving us beds and breakfast, sharing sunset and sunrise and coffee.

Thanks to Al and Marianne Brokaw for showing us their cozy hideaway cottage.

Great big thank you to Doug and Nancy Sherk, who hadn't planned to see us at all, but when we showed up at their door like wet puppies, they took us in, dried our clothes, fed us, and let us just camp out and use their wifi until we felt safe again.

Thanks to Bill and Nanno Rose for sharing Silver Island and bringing friends along to celebrate our journey, and feeding us, and letting us use the sauna, etc etc.

Thanks to Craig and Sharon and Dave Bach and Allison and Libby and Evan for celebrating with us and feeding us.

Thanks to Dave Carlson for accompanying us on the last leg in his nifty wooden kayak.

Thanks to Sam and Shelby at Keweenaw Adventure Company and Steve Brimm for fussing over us when we arrived in Copper Harbor, and thanks to Captain Don Kilpela for sharing his berry-pickin' stories, if not his berry-pickin' secret spots.  Thanks to Chris Waara at the Harbor Haus for coordinating our send-off party.

Thanks to Keren Tischler for welcoming us home, and to Barb Hardy for blog support.