2011-Videos (Part I) at last!

Here are a couple of videos we shot on the trip for your enjoyment.  The first is on the ferry from Leland to S. Manitou Island.  The ride over was nice, with everyone trying out "bow riding" and getting splashed, then inside, then on the upper open air deck.

The way back was a little rougher as you can see in the last segment.  Watch the horizon dip and rise behind Mr. C's head.  Someone on the upper deck left their "lunch" on the boat, but that is a different story for Mr. G to tell, since he was directly below, but inside the window, from the poor fellow.

They had an interesting way of unloading all the packs off the boat.  Everyone with packs was asked to form a human chain from the cargo hold to the dock, and we handed every pack out, hand over hand.  When you saw yours go by, you were SUPPOSED to put it behind you, but most all of them ended up in a heap on the dock.

It was also funny to see our well-packed backpacks, followed by a loose sleeping bag or big metal camp stove, or big plastic bin!  I didn't take a picture of the one couple who had two loose sleeping bags, a medium cooler, a tent bag, a metal stove, two soccer chairs, and a shopping bag of food.  Somehow, they made it back the 2 miles to the same campsite area we were in, but I talked to them on the way out and they definitely had a couple less pieces of gear.  Wonder where that stuff ended up.....

The next video is rather dark, but crank up the audio and have a listen and a chuckle!