Zoey's Adventure: Saugatuck, MI to South Haven, MI September 13, 2018

September 13-14, 2018

Moving on, we depart the beautiful village of Saugatuck heading for the next port on Lake Michigan, South Haven. A real short day with only 20 miles. Our day was a bit hazy but flat calm and in less than 2 hours we are making the turn into the breakwater leading into the inner harbor of South Haven. The marina, run by the Village of South Haven, is nice but the slip the dock master has assigned us would be a bit of a challenge for the captain to get into. I contacted the dock master and requested a slip or dock space on the face of the dock. With a bit of a delay she gave up a nice easy spot on the face of the dock. Over the next two days many Loopers would be staying at the same marina. In all I think there were 7-8 Looper boats. One Looper boat that stands out is a 35 foot power boat with a family of 6 that are full time Loopers. Yes, SIX..... two adults and four children, one special needs. This family is often on the daily Looper Forum talking about their journey. This is in fact their second time around with the mom home schooling all her children.

View from our boat up into the harbor

Back to South Haven, at the head of the harbor is a small maritime museum we decide to visit. One of the vessels on display, and actually used to give rides on, was used in the Disney film "The Finest Hours". This is a true story about a Coast Guard rescue off the coast of Cape Cod when a ship splits in two. As luck would have it there is a free jazz festival on the town green. After dinner aboard we grab our folding chairs and head to the town green for a delightful evening of cool jazz under the stars and ice cream from the shop just across the street, really a wonderful night.

Boat from The Finest Hour

Maritime Museum

Day Sail

Jazz under the stars

The next day it turns out to be warm enough to try out one of Michigan's fine beaches. Just a short walk from the boat we drag our beach chairs and umbrella, you know the sun is not good for old people, and head for the beach. The sand is like light brown sugar. No seaweed, rocks or shells and fresh water. The water is a bit cool, it is also September 14, 2018, however, it is as clear and clean as that of the Bahamas. We only went up to our knees but could still see our toes. The day was really a nice beach day and we figured this would be our first and last time to say we put our feet in Lake Michigan.