Well we left early this morning as there was talk of winds getting up later to 20 mph.
Sad to leave this great spot at Harbor Springs , but time to move on.
Sunny and breezy but waves relatively small although some swell out on Little Traverse Bay
The trip only took 1 hour to arrive at the entrance of Lake Charlevoix and the bridge we needed to go under.It opens every half hour so we didn't have long to wait. Easy entrance in and passed the city marina.As they have a Venetian festival on all this week in the town , there was no room for us there.
Fortunately through Justin a connection at the Boat House , we got a slip for 3 days at the Irish Boat Shop Marina. It is fairly isolated we got out the bikes once settled and rode into the town about 20 mins away. Lots of people and lots of shops and especially lots of eating places .
We took the bike map and explore the Mushroom houses in the area.
These homes were designed by an architect called Earl Young who was born in 1889.
He started Michigan university at school of architecture but dropped out after 1 year as he didn't like the Greek, Roman or Victorian styles of houses.He wanted to build homes that suited the landscape and was influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright.Earl's homes are commonly referred to as gnome homes, mushroom houses or hobbit houses , and we could see why.Young's goal was to show that a small stone house could be as impressive as a castle!
Had lunch ar Scovies, a good home cooked style of meal and checked out the local art gallery.
Graeme couldn't resist stopping at the American Spoon store for sauces and bought some salted caramel sauce for icecream .His favorite!
We managed to bike back to the boat before the big rainfall which lasted a few hours.
The wind increased also and whipped up the lake.But we were secure and happy inside the boat.
Watched a movie called the Judge.Well done, worth watching.. Then dinner on board.
Over and out,
E and G
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