Getting Antsy.

We are heading to bed earlier tonight than usual,  a bit frustrated because maybe we didn't make the right call today.  It is totally beautiful and seems calm.  Should we have made the run to Leland early evening...who knows.  More boats were seeking shelter today than going out, so initially we believed in our call.  But during this whole trip, late afternoon and early evening has served us well, tonight it seemed that would have been true.  We strolled through town  to kill some time, all that did was empty our checking account a bit more, for fun little items that aren't needed.  We are antsy and it is evident as our restlessness is distracting from enjoying the cute town of Charlevoix.  We went back to the boat.  We have decided to do an early morning run...gas dock at 8 AM, hit the bridge at the 8:30 AM opening and then we are gone!  East winds will be our friend and hopefully they appear so the nasty north wind isn't hitting us broadside.  It is supposed to be 48 degrees....two days ago in the 90's and now long underwear...wow, did we miss spring is it still winter?  Crazy weather.  Captain David was cleaning the boat tonight when a gentleman approached him to ask if we  really were from Marblehead.  He told David that he had just helped a friend bring an American Tug (purchased in Marblehead) around to Harbor Springs. They had been socked in Marblehead for 3 days before they could leave.  Even when they did the weather was still so bad they took an "oh shit" wave and  thought they were flipping.  He now understands about Lake Erie!  What is crazy is that  David and I had met the prior owners of this tug when we were looking at boats.  We were at Skipper Buds on a May Sunday evening and struck up a conversation with the owners of the Tug.  She was a beauty with a blue hull, a very memorable boat.  We talked about boating in general that evening and they mentioned their boat was for sale.  So how funny that the gentleman talking to David was helping his friend bring THAT boat from Marblehead?   The new owner of the tug had his wife meet him in Harbor Springs when he dropped off his friend. His wife had never even been on the boat before meeting her husband there. They left for home today and called their friend a bit nervous, to note their position. They were off Leland in 7 foot waves!  How scary for your first ride. The new owner was being challenged (he had upgraded from a ski boat) and needed guidance on handling the situation ...that poor wife, never having been on the boat and now in 7 footers!  So after hearing that story we are glad we stayed put, so maybe our call was right after all.  And isn't it a small world.