Friday, June 26
This morning was another beautiful morning, mostly clear, temperature of 56, but a strong
northwest wind of 15 to 20. Although it was possible to go to Meldrum Bay it would not be comfortable so we choose to st
ay put. We did some things around the boat, Diana got some pictures for art reference and I finished writing yesterday’s blog entry.
The only internet access was at the Mainsail Restaurant a couple blocks from the harbor, so about 11:00 we walked up there. On the way
there was an interesting wood carving, the inscription on the bottom says “passage keeper”. I got the blog entry uploaded, checked the market and weather, read all the e-mails and we had 
a lovely lunch of BBQed pork sandwiches.
All the weather forecasts called for less wind than we had been seeing and as we walked back to the boat it was definitely down. So hurried up and by 1:00 we were underway for a 48 mile trip to Meldrum Bay. As we headed out the there were some left over swells from the earlier wind but it was comfortable. By the time we were making our way thru the small islands between the larger St. Joseph Island and Drummond Island they were almost gone. It was now a gorgeous afternoon with a temperature in the low 70s on the water and variable winds less than five.
About 6:30 we were rounding the point into Meldrum Bay, we are now in the North Channel of Lake Huron. By 7:00 we pulled into the marina. Meldrum Bay is at the west end of Manitoulin Island. Manitoulin is a large island that separates the North Channel from the rest of Lake
Huron. I believe that it is the largest Island in the world in a fresh water body of water.
We got the boat secured and I went in to a little office and called Canadian Customs. Actually all you have to do is lift the phone it is a direct line. They asked all the standard questions and I
apparently had the right answers, she gave me a report number and we were officially in Canada. I understand some people are instructed to stay on their boats until a customs agent comes down to check them.
We then took a short walk up the hill to the lovely little Meldrum Bay Inn. They run an attractive restaurant and have rooms to rent. They also do baked goods to for takeout. We ordered a loaf of Banana nut bread for tomorrow morning. I promised to but a picture on the blog (I am hoping it gets me a discount on the bread) and Diana also got a picture looking down at the marina and Memories.
We went back to the boat for a bowl of popcorn and the end of another perfect day.
This morning was another beautiful morning, mostly clear, temperature of 56, but a strong
northwest wind of 15 to 20. Although it was possible to go to Meldrum Bay it would not be comfortable so we choose to st
ay put. We did some things around the boat, Diana got some pictures for art reference and I finished writing yesterday’s blog entry.The only internet access was at the Mainsail Restaurant a couple blocks from the harbor, so about 11:00 we walked up there. On the way
there was an interesting wood carving, the inscription on the bottom says “passage keeper”. I got the blog entry uploaded, checked the market and weather, read all the e-mails and we had 
a lovely lunch of BBQed pork sandwiches.
Altough most of us use a stool to rest our feet on, deckhand Pikka thinks it is a great place to hunker down when the boat is moving.
All the weather forecasts called for less wind than we had been seeing and as we walked back to the boat it was definitely down. So hurried up and by 1:00 we were underway for a 48 mile trip to Meldrum Bay. As we headed out the there were some left over swells from the earlier wind but it was comfortable. By the time we were making our way thru the small islands between the larger St. Joseph Island and Drummond Island they were almost gone. It was now a gorgeous afternoon with a temperature in the low 70s on the water and variable winds less than five.
About 6:30 we were rounding the point into Meldrum Bay, we are now in the North Channel of Lake Huron. By 7:00 we pulled into the marina. Meldrum Bay is at the west end of Manitoulin Island. Manitoulin is a large island that separates the North Channel from the rest of Lake
Huron. I believe that it is the largest Island in the world in a fresh water body of water.We got the boat secured and I went in to a little office and called Canadian Customs. Actually all you have to do is lift the phone it is a direct line. They asked all the standard questions and I
apparently had the right answers, she gave me a report number and we were officially in Canada. I understand some people are instructed to stay on their boats until a customs agent comes down to check them.
We then took a short walk up the hill to the lovely little Meldrum Bay Inn. They run an attractive restaurant and have rooms to rent. They also do baked goods to for takeout. We ordered a loaf of Banana nut bread for tomorrow morning. I promised to but a picture on the blog (I am hoping it gets me a discount on the bread) and Diana also got a picture looking down at the marina and Memories.
We went back to the boat for a bowl of popcorn and the end of another perfect day.
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