Family Boat Ride

After leaving the 30th Woodward Dream Cruise, Tyler and I headed back to Tara's Aunt Sue's house to pick up the boat, while Tara headed to Deckers Boat Ramp Access - Michigan DNR, where Rose, Jayden, and Jay's girlfriend Hanna met us. We loaded up the boat and headed back out towards Anchor Bay and eventually onto Lake St. Clair.

Our ultimate destination was Harsens Island, a place where Tara spent a lot of time as a kid in her grandparents cabin. Unfortunately, our ride to the island was a lot farther than we realized, and it was nearly dark by the time we made it. Even worse, we were critically low of fuel, to the point that we probably weren't going to make it back to the dock. We ended up heading to the Sans Souci Bar, a place that Tara and I had eaten with Drew and Jay in the past. This is one spot where I truly screwed up, as in major league, big time screw-up. Tara explained our predicament to a nice older couple seated next to us, and after learning that Tuesday would be the earliest to get fuel on the island, they agreed to drive one of us on the ferry to the mainland to get enough gas to get us back. While I should have stepped up and made the trip, I allowed Tara to continue taking the lead and head out with them. No amount of apologies could make this one better for me, unfortunately. Thankfully the couple was nice, and Tara returned safely, but needless to say I can count this as one of many "F"-ups in my lifetime.

We headed back to the boat launch by taking the channels instead of the open water, and this is the way we should have gone as well, as it would have saves us a ton of time and allowed for more exploration around the island itself. Live and learn, and try to atone for mistakes. That's all we can do as humans, even if it doesn't always lead to the result we want.

Despite everything, we all had a great time on the water, following Tyler's lead as he expands his passion for boating. Thank you all for spending the time with me, and I love you all!

Family Boat Ride
		Jayden and Hanna enjoying their time on the boat.
		Tyler and Tara giving up a thumbs up...

		Rose relaxing and taking in the sights.
		The Lake St. Clair Old South Channel Front Light...
		...and the Lake St. Clair Old South Channel Rear Light.
		Another picture of the front light (sorry about the angle, the water was choppy!)...
		...and one more of the rear.
		A freighter making its way down the St. Clair River alongside Harsens Island.

Family Boat Ride

Jayden and Hanna enjoying their time on the boat.

Tyler and Tara giving up a thumbs up...

Rose relaxing and taking in the sights.

The Lake St. Clair Old South Channel Front Light...

...and the Lake St. Clair Old South Channel Rear Light.

Another picture of the front light (sorry about the angle, the water was choppy!)...

...and one more of the rear.

A freighter making its way down the St. Clair River alongside Harsens Island.