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Haul out for winter storage is scheduled for Monday, October 29. Meander will be tucked inside a heated storage shed at Sassy Marina. A very nice window of opportunity opened this week with some nice weather with temperatures into the low 70's so we decided to take our last cruise for the season Wednesday the 24th. With a light south wind we had a very pleasant cruise down the river. We forgot the camera, so we got no pictures of the beautiful fall ...
Frostbite Cruise
... quite comfortable to sit on the dock and socialize with the boat clubs. Charlie had lots of company as well as it seemed nearly every boat had a dog or two aboard.
After lunch we cast off for Port Huron. It was a very calm and fairly sunny cruise home with lots of ship traffic along the way.
This was probably our last overnight for the season. But maybe not.
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Midland MI to US/Canada border at Port Huron
After breakfast and coffee with Barbara and Marvin, we left for Port Huron, MI to cross over into Ontario Canada at Sarnia - between Lake Heron and Lake Eerie, and ultimately head towards Niagara Falls.
Stopped at Costco in London, Ontario to fill up on water then made our final drive St. Catharaine, SE of Toronto, where we would spend the night before going to the falls on Saturday.
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Shakedown Cruise to Lexington
... at 1:30 PM, bought some diesel, and settled in at a dock near the showers, shore heads, and grass for Charlie.
After lunch aboard we walked the town and visited an old friend at the Irish Rose. We took some ice cream back to the boat for evening dessert. After our foil dinner cooked on the boat grill, we took an evening walk on the breakwall.
No pictures for this post because ...
First Cruise: Algonac to Port Huron
... fish finder didn't seem to function. The generator battery was still dead. We'll work on those later. We used the autopilot nearly all the way. What a nice way to steer! It was a really nice trip with the family. Only Texas Mike was missing (and was missed). It was just like old times on the Huron Lady delivery from New York back in 1995. ...