Winterizing Onapua

I spent yesterday adding antifreeze to all my water systems and covering the boat with a gigantic tarp I got from Harbor Freight.

It was quite difficult wrestling with the tarp in the wind and getting it tied down tightly.

It has started to turn cold here so my timing for hauling Onapua has been impeccable.

Hauling Onapua

Yesterday, I had Onapua hauled and placed in the yard. What a sad occasion it turned out to be. Take a look.

After that I started the process of winterizing it and I used 12 gallons of antifreeze through the engine and the holding tank for the head. I still have to empty out my water tanks and run antifreeze through it. After that I have to put a tarp over the entire boat to keep the snow off.

Menominee Day 2

I had never heard of this town and wondered why it was such a popular place. Well the answer comes from this.

Here are two of four Jet propelled littorio class battleships for the navy that are being built here and providing employment for the surrounding areas.

I am getting my boat ready for winter storage and have taken down all my sails.

Usually I use this blog just for Sailing on Onapua but I have been tossing up whether to use it for my travels down under. Mmmmm.....

Menominee

Well I made it and am tied up in the marina.

I crashed when I got here and had a good sleep to catch up. Last night the fog was as thick as pea soup some I didn't get much sleep.

Leaving Mackinac Island

Today I am going to Marinette Minaminee over in Wisconsin, a distance of around 150 Nm and I will travel overnight tonight and hopefully get there around noon on Tuesday. As always you can follow my location real-time through my satellite Inreach device by clicking on the following link.
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Mackinac Island Day 3

Can you imagine what it would be like to live without cars. Well imagine no more because Mackinac Island has biking, boating and horse transportation but no cars. So take a look at what it would be like on Main Street, Mackinac Island without your favorite automobile.

Mackinac Island Day 2

This place is an ideal place to take a vacation and i would put it on par with Bar Harbor in Maine and Hilton Head SC. The main thing that grabs your attention when you get here is that there are no cars.

If you like fudge this is the place to go with just about 20 stores on main Street selling either it or ice cream.

The place is very historical with a fort overlooking the town.

If you also like biking, then this place has lots of places to ride including an 8 mile circuit at the water's edge. The marina manager kindly loaned me a bike for the 3 days while I am here.

Just east of town, there is a cool arch rock formed when 4,000 years ago the softer material dissolved when it was under water and left the limestone intact.

The Grand Hotel has the Michigan Republican convention going on this weekend.