What a great day to start our Great Loop cruise. The morning dawned overcast with a mild breeze out of the Northwest. But that did not deter our friends at West End Dock at the DYC from being on hand at 8 AM to cast us off and wish us well. The cruise down the Detroit River and across Lake Erie was uneventful - although the flies were out. The clouds broke up and disappeared as the day went on. For the last day of summer, the temps stayed in the 80's. We have a very different view off the transom of Monarch this evening for cocktail hour. We are looking directly at the Comm. Perry Monument.
With this late warm weekend, Put-in-Bay is living up to its reputation as the party capital of Lake Erie. We were lucky we got an early start as we got one of the last mooring balls. The water taxis are buzzing around - taking people back and forth to the hot spots on shore. Hopefully things will quiet down as we are planning an early morning start to get to Mentor, Ohio tomorrow.
Cruise Notes: Wi-Fi is in abundance in the harbor. Mooring rates for boats under 52 ft are $35 per night and $45 for 52 ft and over.
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