Day 38 - Around Traverse Bay
Tony Cacciarelli • July 22, 2020
Harbor Springs, Lake Charlevoix
and Torch Lake - July 22, 2019
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Got some much needed time on the water. I went south from Harbor Springs to #lakecharlevoix . Little Traverse Bay looked promising at first but there was a swell coming in off Lake Michigan, so I just did a low pass.
Conditions at Lake Charlevoix were much better. Got a few landings in and then flew further south to #torchlake. I’d passed over this lake on my way up from Muskegon.
The water near the shore is very turquoise. I was told it’s a deep lake that’s fed by cold springs, which give it the bright color. I dropped in for one landing and immediately had two boats come over to see if I was ok. Always glad that people are concerned and willing to help if it was an emergency.
Met a really nice couple on a pontoon boat who pulled up alongside and wanted to take a picture of the A5 for their son who’s in the Air Force. We talked for a bit then I started up and did a few more landings and splash-n-gos around the lake. I think they got some good pictures.
The wind was starting to pick up, so I headed back north. I did one last landing on Lake Charlevoix and had a couple waves that totally soaked me while I was turning around. Between the wind, waves and wet clothes I decided to call it a day and flew back to Harbor Springs. It was another great day on the water, though.
Tomorrow I’m off to #osh19. I’ll be flying into Green Bay (KGRB) and then going to the seaplane base on Wednesday morning, if all goes as planned.
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Another Top 5 day on the water doing what the A5 is best at. I was glad to get out early so I had enough time to get around to a few different lakes before the wind picked up. The wind isn't so much a problem for flying but it makes the water really choppy, which is no fun.
But, I had plenty of great water ops on multiple lakes.
The waves I mentioned in my original post were from the wake of a large boat that went by while I was hanging out up on the wing. I climbed down off the wing just in time to grab my camera and get a shot of it. With the side windows out, I was expecting to get really soaked, but it turned out to be not so bad. It was time to head back anyway.
I thought about taking the free limo into Petosky again, but I wanted to get an early start the next day so I walked over to Southwoods Pub & Grill for an early dinner.
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