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We got up, said goodbye to the Bowmans and immediately headed uo town to the Farmers Market where we puchased corn, cauliflower, tomatoes and fresh dill. The dill will accompany tonight’s salmon loaf. At 0915 we left the dock expecting calm seas as there had been no wind all night. That was not the case. As soon as we left the Harbor the wind started picking up and by the time we rounde the Port Austin Reef Lighthouse it was blowing 20-23 knots and we were in 3-5 foot seas. To make matters worse there was a large leftover swell from the NE. The confused seas were making things uncomfortable but we were making up to 8 knots over the ground. As we crossed the top of the “Thumb” and turned south the seas started to lay down but the wind persisted. I was worried about another high wind docking in Harbor Beach but we had no real problem other than the cold. After docking it started to rain and we had rain, high gusty winds  and very cool temperatures the rest of the day.  They are forecasting  high NW winds and water spouts on the lake tomorrow so we plan to stay here.