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Over night the strong winds from the south laid down and we departed at 0815 with only light 6-8 knot winds from the SW. This was an interesting day as we motored along Pictured Rocks and then the incredible sand dunes along Grand Sable. There cannot be a prettier stretch of coast line in the world. However for some reason there was a 3-4 foot swell from the NW that had us rolling heavily most of the way to Grand Marais. I cannot figure where it was coming from since we have only seen S and SW winds for days. We arrived in Grand Marais at 1330, stopped at the fuel dock to top off our tank and the backed down the dock to our place along this wall which can only accommodate 4 to 5 boats. Only one other boat, a trawler from North Carolina was here when we arrived. While John biked over to the dunes, I kicked back and then went up into town for some provisions. We had spinach and white beans over pasta for dinner. I will be turning in early since we plan on leaving at 0730 for the 45 NM trek to the Harbor of Refuge at Whitefish Point. The temperature outside is falling so it looks like the heat has been broken and we should have a very comfortable night.