Second Anchorage

Cribbage, White Russians and listening to the Cubs game... Perfect!

Second anchoring yes but new anchorage, not quite. After rowing back and forth to shore yesterday we decided to try to move in a little closer to land. This would help us do two things; 1) we would be more protected for the increased winds and storm that's headed our way this evening and 2) we wouldn't have to row as far to get to shore and bonus thing, it helps us practice and get more comfortable with our new skills!

So, after breakfast, we uneventfully pulled up the anchor and motored around to scope out the surroundings closer to shore. Our second time anchoring went just as smooth as the first time with one exception... When letting out the anchor this time, Brady was able to see the anchor hit and see it attach to the bottom before laying out the chain. Unlike yesterday he kinda had to guess when it touched the bottom. Today we anchored in 19 feet of water and it was crystal clear to the bottom! Who would have thought the Lake Michigan water in northern Michigan would be just as clear and blue as the Caribbean! 

Thankfully we moved when we did because soon after our little private anchorage was overtaken by a cruising club with 6 other sailboats for the afternoon and evening. We knew we were gonna have to share but we weren't ready to do so just yet!