R & R Finally

The Adventure Begins

REST AND RELAXATION.  We have decided to spend a couple of days here at Sarnia Bay Marina.  We arrived at 2 PM and within 40 minutes we were all set up and sitting by the salt water pool with a few beers. It feels great.  It was even better after a BBQ and a bottle of wine.  The trip up the Detroit River, across Lake St. Clair and up the St. Clair River to Sarnia was uneventful, even pleasant thanks to Dave, George and Grant;... the autopilot is a neat concept and it worked great.  The only down side was that there was a high wind warning.  It was blowing 30 km/hr when we arrived at the marina.  Fortunately our slip assignment on "Y" dock was easy to get into.

WOW, WOW, WOW  What a send off.  There was a crowd to see us off; flag waving, bell ringing, and horns blowing.  I suspect that Linda and I had more people with us than there were at the Sunday morning service.  I hope that the Big Guy is not mad.  We even had an escort of boats as far as the Ambassador Bridge.  I will post some of those photos when I get them.  People on the shore were waving and shouting... well Clara and Alex were shouting and their grandparents were waving.  It was a very memorable send off.  Thanks to all who have made the start of our journey such an event.

1 day down, 419 days to go.