Monday, June 26.     Well.....I might be putting out a call for a new captain!!....since we left, Bob has broken (almost, so he thought, but an er visit) a toe,  fell off the boat, and last eve cut open his finger....went to ER this am and got 3 stiches in it!!  Last eve I tried to play Nurse (NOT AT ALL MY CALLING) and we cleaned it out with a concoction that I found in the first aid kit....but this morning, still bleeding heavily (ugh......again, I am far from a nurse, did all I could to not pass out last eve just looking at it!)...so off he went for "professional" help.  After the horror of our friend, Dick's , cut finger, it was nothing we wanted to fool around with.

We are still in Rogers City, a crummy day, overcast, heavy rain.    We have reservations for Mackinaw Island on Thursday, and hope to begin our way there tomorrow, or next day.  Plans are changing daily, as to our "schedule"....NO schedule!.....

Our dinghy here is way too big for this boat, so we have ordered one  back in Detroit area.  We can pick it up end of week.   So we decided to go north for the heck of it and then return to Rogers where our car is (stored at my mom's) and go pick it up when ready.   We thought about heading across the lake to North Channel, but you really need a dingy there to get around all the anchorages, etc.   So we will visit the island of fudge and horse sh___.   We will return here, (Rogers) and Bob has business in the area where we will pick up the ordered dingy, so perhaps I will go along (by car) and visit daughter Molly and son in law, Aaron....who by the way, announced that the upcoming baby (November) is a GIRL.  We prayed for a healthy baby, and already have 3 grandboys, and would have welcomed another, but are over the moon for a girl!!!

We also forgot to mention what an awesome day we had  the day before we left Lake St. Clair with Bobs mom and sister Diane and brother in law, Tom.    We did a short trip out to the lake so show them how "fast" we would be going.....thus, why it will take a year!! (HA).  The weather cooperated and we had a good day.  Bob's mom said she feels better now knowing what we are living on , etc.... She also watched him build the platform and steps this winter, and signed the bottom along with the all the guys that helped with that project.    AND speaking of that.....we had a couple yesterday come over and admire our boat (always a good thing) and say, "I've never seen a Carver with a swim platform like that".....to which I replied  "and you never will!!"    UNLESS you have Bob custom build you one!!     They were impressed and Capt Bob's chest just got a little puffier.....almost makes up for him cutting off his finger!!  That's why they call it an accident.   Everyone has survived and we are learning from all our "mistakes".