Wednesday 17 August 2016

Mackinac Island

St Ignace Harbour light
 
Who would have thought checking into the U.S. would be such a hassle? After 6 hours they finally cleared us and we were on our way. I know the border control officers are just doing their jobs but, honestly, that was ridiculous! It’s over now. We all (us and the two other boats checking in) figured we would make terrible inmates. 
 
We couldn’t wait to get going the next morning so that’s exactly what we did. It was another early start as we had about 45 miles to go and we wanted to arrive while there was still some day left to enjoy. Since there was no room in the marina at Mackinac Island, we took a very nice slip in the lovely town of St. Ignace.

St. Ignace is a town on the mainland just a short ferry ride to Mackinac Island. If you have never been to Mackinac I highly recommend it. No motor vehicles are allowed on the island and as a result horse and buggy, or bicycles, are all you will see. How cool is that?! Today we spent the day exploring this unique place and had a great time doing so.

Tomorrow we will sail under the Mackinac bridge into Lake Michigan.....another milestone....but more about that.....next time.

 
 
 
 
 
Traffic cop
 

1 comment:

  1. Lovely weather, just like here. Sun. Yeah. See you next time...N, x

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