Happily cruised under bright sunny skies to one of our favorite anchorages from last year — La Trappe Creek. As we approached, we took note of a sailboat mast and resigned ourselves to sharing this spot that we had to ourselves last year.
We were also on the look-out for a beach area we could dinghy to since we’d noticed a “No Trespassing” sign near the spot we went to last year.
It’s about noon and we are relaxing on the top deck, deciding whether to eat lunch or wait to have an early dinner. We glance over our shoulders and notice a couple of small boats have entered the cove and driven up onto the shore of the spit of land…..despite the “No Trespassing” sign. Hmmmm. Then comes another power boat jockeying for space between us and the sailboat, followed shortly by a huge sailing cat that managed to put an anchor down way too close to our new neighbor. Another power boat arrives and launches two jet skis. We turn our attention back to the beach….and it is packed. An umbrella dots the shoreline. When they aren’t in the water, kids run all over the spit, exploring well past the rather large “No Trespassing” sign. Readers are Leaders just doesn’t seem to be true anymore! At least not in La Trappe.
Entering La Trappe anchorage.
“No Trespassing” sign
Keeping track of the “neighbors” 
What sign? 
Air-borne boat decided not to land. 
Come on…..can’t you read?!
We decide to skip a swim. Sunset arrives. Grilled hamburgers for dinner on the deck. Lovely. Another boat — a small sailboat — cruises in and moors directly in front of us. We were pretty sure we were as far into the cove as we could be….guess not. A not-young couple (but not as not-young as us!) lounges in the sailboat’s cockpit. It’s a very small boat. We think back to our sailboat days and wonder how we vacationed in South Haven on our 34-foot Hunter….with three kids and a friend aboard. I’m pretty sure we were less comfortable than these two!
P.S. Cliff came up with the headline for this post — he was describing our La Trappe stay to me.