| Presque Isle Trip 2004 |
| July 2004 Great weather and good company were the order of the weekend this year for our July 4th trip. We departed Buffalo at 6am Friday July 2 for the long trip across Lake Erie to Presque Isle. We arrived at about 3pm and got fuel at the state park. Wow - $1.43 a gallon AND a 10 cent Boat/US discount if you purchase over 100 gallons. Needless to say, we filled Missy up. Our home for the weekend was Marina Bay, a lagoon located just outside of the state park. We dropped anchor for the night and our friends, Rob and Marie with their boat "Kimberly Rose II" joined us at about 9pm. The rest of the weekend was spent relaxing and enjoying the wonderful surroundings. Presque Isle is a must see if you are ever in the Erie PA area. The bay across from the State Park offers protected anchoring with easy dingy access to the park. Our trip home was a bit rough, small craft warnings were issued 3 hours after our departure. With a steady 15-25 knot west wind, we had 4-5 ft following seas most of the trip. As always, Missy came through with no problems, although Jane was not a real happy camper! Enjoy the photos of our weekend, we did encounter 2 very fierce thunderstorms at anchor which I took some photos of from the bridge of the Missy. -Ron and Jane |