A quick update and Pics

A good friend of ours, Diane, told us that when you are on a trip like this you need to be very flexible with plans and timing. So we have kept this in mind so far and made adjustments accordingly.
Yesterday was no exception. Our intent was to anchor at Long Point, somewhere we have heard about from people who boat on Lake Erie. But with high water levels this summer, when we got there the Bluff Bar, which is usually above water and gives protection in the bay, was completely submerged, and the wind and waves were blowing directly into the anchorage. Not a good sign for staying overnight on an anchor.
So change of plans (at 5pm, and we left at 6:30am) and we called Port Dover Harbour Marina who had one slip left for us. We arrived at 6:30pm ... a very long day!!
There are a few advantages of staying on a dock though ... including no worry about your anchor dragging, hot water and power since we are plugged into shore, and a walk into town for some much needed dinner!
Today we arrived in  Port Colborne, our last Canadian port for awhile. We will stay here for a couple of days to do laundry, get groceries, and get ready for our entrance into the US, which included taking down the mast in Buffalo to prepare for the Erie Canal journey.
Good bye to the Great Lakes ... it's been a challenge, and they certainly are "big and great". You don't realize how really great they are until you have crossed them by water!! 
Below are some pictures that I couldn't put into my last blog. 

Ambassador Bridge, Windsor

Downtown Detroit

Passing a freighter on the St. Clair River

Point Pelee

Bass fishing derby, Erieau

Lift bridge, Port Stanley

Karen's knitting under way!