Some anchorages are hard to leave

As we have cruised over the years, we have come to realize that the longer we stay in a particular anchorage, the harder it is to leave. The mud seems to grab the anchor over time and it is tough to pull off the bottom when it is time to leave. Midland has turned out to be a tough anchorage to leave. Moving out of our house of 26 years, disposing of our belongings, taking care of paperwork and saying good bye to friends and family has been a huge task. Bigger than either of us anticipated. Friday morning we headed to Bay City to the boat and loaded everything aboard. It was sunny and hot and we caught the 1:30 pm bridge opening. Just past the bridge, we realized our engine temperature gauge was not working. So back to the dock for some repairs. After a quick fix we were on our way again and got to Tawas Bay about 10:30 pm and anchored in the bight. Saturday we moved to a dock and enjoyed a Father's Day visit from Hayley and her puppy Charlie. Sunday morning we realized we had left the power cord to the laptop in Midland. So as I write this, Laurie is traveling to Midland to retrieve the cord. The plan is to leave in the morning and head to Harrisville or Presque Isle if the wind cooperates. From there we plan to cross the lake to the North Channel. More later.