Great Lakes, Great Times

Sail #5 of our extravaganza:
South Haven, MI to New Buffalo, MI

Lighthouse at South Haven

Enjoying the relaxing sail.

We left South Haven earlier than any other marina so far on this vacation. It was Sunday, July 3rd and every town in MI was having their 4th of July celebrations that evening. Fortunately we already made reservations to stay at the New Buffalo Municipal Marina but we wanted to avoid rush hour since we still aren't too confident with our motor and our maneuvering skills. Thankfully it was an uneventful and relaxing sail to New Buffalo and the harbor was completely empty when we arrived.

Elaine!!!

After securing the boat we decided to relax with some snacks, drinks and Yahtzee. Time must have flown by since we played Yahtzee for a handful of hours. Our Yahtzee tournaments often get really competitive. There was one point where we were yelping and smack talking a bit louder than we expected, I blame it on the alcohol, and I poked my head out to see that we were surrounded by people waiting for the fireworks! Hopefully they weren't able to hear us while we were playing. During these serious games of Yatzee our iTunes Genus program came up with the best summer boating mix that summed up our trip!

Yahtzee, booze, snacks
and fun!

Since time flew by we didn't realize
that the fireworks were about to start. We headed up to the Stray Dog to order some carry out and eat dinner while enjoying New Buffalo's 4th of July fireworks. All in all it was a wonderful way to end our first year of boating adventures in Michigan!

Our last MI sunset, beautiful!