We tarped today. Too bad...so sad....Rowed out to the mooring can when =
we first got to the lake to discover they had picked up our tackle when =
they took Chanteuse in. It was a beautiful day and the trees are just =
about at peak for color..lake was a bit chilly ( had to wade the dinghy =
out to get enough water to float it since Mr Sails was sitting in the =
stern because he couldn't get his jeans rolled up...knew I shouldn't =
have worn shorts...) We took a stroll through Torresen's yard (first =
year we've wintered there) and saw some really unique boats. There's an =
old woodie in the back of the lot..about 23-24 feet made of solid =
mahogany that is just about at the stage where it might not be =
restorable if someone doesn't jump quick..had to drag Mr Sails =
away...been there, done that..never again. Lake Michigan was pretty =
flat with a nice breeze of about 10 knots going. Lots of sail out on =
Muskegon Lake. Too bad the last two weekends were so miserable. We =
were very impressed at the way out mast was stored. Instead of just =
thrown on the mast rack with a bunch of tape around the shrouds and =
stays, everything is neatly bundled and tied down. We also discovered =
what's wrong with out wind machine...seems "someone" (former yard) gave =
it quite a knock last year when they stepped. It's really bent. We =
brought it home to see if there's anything we can do to fix it. On the =
way home we stopped at a country stand and bought squash, apples, pears =
and some honey. There's a huge hunter's moon out tonight and they're =
predicting a few more nice days before things turn back to normal. I am =
not looking forward to winter.

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