WhimSea's Log

Posted by Karen A. Brown

We up anchored in an overcast sky and made our way into Rock Harbor. The day is cold and wet, with fog surrounding us. Before leaving Siskiwit, the fog would take over and completely block it from view. We are now motoring NE to the entry near the Old Island Royale light, 3/4 of a mile from a shore we cannot see. For a while, I thought the sun might win out against the dampness and an occasional glimpse of the top of the Greenstone Ridge came into view, but even those sights are lost to us. We can see only water all around.

The fog would lift for us just as we came through the entry by the Isle Royale light. It was as if the island wanted to make sure we'd make it in without problems because as soon as we got into the bay, maybe 10 minutes into it, the fog closed around us again.

We navigated the bay without incident and came up to Rock Harbor, surprised to see the number of boats that were already there. We're visiting much later i the season then what we're used to. There was someone at the fuel dock already so we decided to dock and wait for the right opportunity to fuel up and pump out.

There were a number of powerboats taking up the deep draft slips already. But after some jockeying about, we finally got tied up and registered. We were ready to decide what to do with the rest of the day.

Showers, relaxing, a little laundry and dinner and a talk on the Birds of Isle Royale, accounted for the balance of the day. We followed this up with a little moving watching and the day was all used up.