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Sunday afternoon Winthrop Harbor was a super busy place…lots of boats…remember there are about 1500 slips here…though they aren’t all full there are still more boats in one place than we’ve ever seen…but by about 8 pm, we were the only folks ar…

Sunday morning while the coffee was still hot, Bobbi brought treats…a Wisconsin delicacy known as Kringle…almond and macaroon!!!! OH, MY!!!! We spent time with them on MIST and they came down to get a closer look at our dinghy arrangement. Compared…

( Carol, Bob, Bobbi, Bill, Linda and Floyd)Evening hors d’oeuvres were served by Bill and Bobbi Haag aboard their boat MIST, which we had originally met as DOTTIE S in July 2008…they had just purchased her in Punta Gorda and were moving her north to …

Once electric and lines were properly arranged, the lawn chairs came out and the stories began. Floyd talked Bobbi into a run to Harbor Freight…Bill returned to his boat chores …leaving Linda to mingle with the dock buddies who came and went most o…

Cruise to Racine was probably our second best experience on Lake Michigan…water was smooth except for boat wakes. Temps in 80s made for a cool run…we just had to go about 18 miles…arrival at ReefPoint marina in Racine was a hoot. I had talked wit…

We spent Friday checking things out…This is the largest marina on Lake Michigan so it was a trip….laundry and shower facilities here, then a taxi ride to West Marine, liquor store and Jewel grocery store…later that evening we checked out the free…