Suttons Bay, Day 4

After getting our friends in Frankfort situated it was time to move on to Suttons Bay. We had a brisk south wind which created a nice following sea and was able to run at a good rate even though it was a bit rough out. We ran very close to sleeping bear dunes national park and Susan was able to get some nice pictures.

Point Betsy light house

Once we turned the corner after the sleeping bear dunes things flattened out. It was beautiful! We were able to take many pictures while running and passed many boats through this area before reaching Grand Traverse Bay.

This was the Yacht Tresor that parked behind us the night before



The trail on Sleeping Bear Dunes (look closely you can see people)

We headed south into the bay and were expecting some rough water considering we had south winds at the start of the day, but everything was great. There is nothing like the water up here. We just love it! As soon as we got situated in the bay it took everything we had in keeping Peyton from just jumping in right away. I wanted to get the dingy down so we could get to the ladder before anyone got off the boat.

This little gem of a town is great. The marina is a municipal with limited amenities. No pool or cable, but we did not miss that. We really did have a wonderful day swimming and playing on the beach. The only downside is the town is not very pedestrian friendly. It has no traffic controlled intersections and cars really zoom through. It is hard with little ones to get across the street. The other downer is the sunset is not the traditional Lake MI sunset were you watch the sun disappear into the lake. The bay is on the west shore so the trees and bluff block the sunset we have become accustomed to.


Our view of the beach from our slip

Picnic tables and grills

 

There was one thing we wanted to do while here, but did not due to spending so much time at the beach; this area is known for its wine. There are many wineries very near by. Oh well possibly next time. Tomorrow we move on to Elk Rapids. Looking forward to it, but forecast is for more wind tomorrow, however, we are fairly protected traversing throughout Grand Traverse Bay.

We had one other surprise here in Sutton's, Greg and Sue from our home dock were here and we shared stories in the evening of our trips past and present.