A Day to Relax

No cruising today- we are on an every-other-day travel schedule. We took in the sights of Port Washington- its a nice town with many interesting shops and restaurants. We checked out a bicycle store and then rode the bike path for a few miles. We are pretty much recovered from the 15 mile ride on Saturday.The trail led up the hill through shady woods -- very pleasant. We took a different way back and stopped at St. Mary's Light Station. It was closed today so we couldn't go inside.

Back at the harbor we saw a couple of guys cleaning their catch- mostly lake trout they said. 

We had a quiet afternoon. Mark took a long nap and I watched TV just because I could. Mark washed the outside of the boat while I cleaned inside. We topped off the water tanks so we will be ready for an early start tomorrow.

I fixed creamy herb chicken for dinner with Italian bread, pesto, local tomatoes and fresh mozzarella. 

Gorgeous full moon tonight. 

Port Washington

This morning our friends Denise, Tom and Lauren picked us up and took us to breakfast at Perkins. We then said our farewells and headed south again. It was another perfect weather day, and we had an uneventful cruise. We caught up with our friends aboard First Look just south of Sheboygan. We slowed down to 7 mph to stay somewhat near the sailboat.

After a relaxing cruise of 7 hours we pulled into Port Washington Marina. We topped off our fuel tanks so that we will not need to buy diesel again until we reach Missouri. (prices are higher in Illinois.) We were invited on board First Look for cocktails and a spaghetti dinner, and of course story-telling.It was a fun evening, and we will definitely miss our friends as they sail back home tomorrow.

We plan to explore Port Washington tomorrow.

Glad Mr. Heron is not on our boat!