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| Yep….another one |
Mornings at anchor are so peaceful! Erik of course got up for sunrise pictures while the girls slept. Renee had a cup of coffee while Erik and Riva headed to shore to take care of business.
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| Morning shore trip |
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| Passing a large ship Many of them on this coast |
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| Thunder Bay Lighthouse |
We got underway about 8:30am. Stopped to check oil and transmission fluid as we still seem to have a transmission leak 😖. But otherwise a beautiful day with perfect temperatures and smooth water. A little after noon we pulled into Alpena Marina. As we were pulling into “Thunder Bay” we were reading about all of the shipwrecks in the area. Erik is determined to snorkel and see some that are in shallow water (Renee has NO plans to be in the water yet!). We dropped the dinghy and headed out to see if we could see a few that are right outside of the marina. Unfortunately the wind had picked up a little and there was a decent chop on the water now. We decided to turn around and go out in the morning when it was calmer.
We had cold meatloaf sandwiches for lunch, YUM! Then headed into town to check out the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center. This was largely information and exhibits about the many shipwrecks in Thunder Bay and also throughout the Great Lakes. This was a really well put together collection of information, artifacts, and displays and it was free!
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| Fully scale model of a shipwreck you could walk through |
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| Very nicely done displays with cool scale models and information on some of the more famous wrecks |
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| Map of all identified wrecks in Thunder Bay Area Renee considering which one she wants to dive at 😜 |
We returned to shower and walk Riva before heading into town for a meeting. Met several wonderful local folks and decided to get Riva and take her to dinner with us at a recommended food truck in town. There was a guy playing guitar and singing for entertainment while we ate. The food truck that made the “bowls” was closing as they were out of beef so we ordered from the other place, We shared an Italian melt and BBQ quesadilla. Several places in town had live music tonight.
After dinner we headed to the dog park to wear Riva out. Unfortunately, there were no dogs there for her to play with. She was happy to run around and sniff for a while. Finally a friend showed up, Bella, a slightly overweight golden retriever. Bella was not interested in playing, but Riva entertained herself running circles around her. Worn out we headed back to the boat for Rivas dinner and some relaxation.
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| Cool dimensional mural in town |
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