The winds were picking up and Kelley had to get going. We left at 7 and went straight to Drummond Island. There would have been only one spot to stop, Meldrum Bay, and we didn’t want to tie up there. The marina and the “town” have not much to offer. So on we went. We had rain, a bit of rough water and really strong wind that came just as we were preparing to dock. We were so pleased that the man on the boat next to us came and assisted in the tie up. The marina had sent down a young (read 11ish) man to assist – he was not much help but at least got the back line so that after tying the front, the neighblr to get to the back and secure the boat.

This is where we clear customs. The Customs Officer was patient and waited until we were secure. She didn’t want to come aboard so just sat on the dock and talked to us. To date they have cleared 164 boats. Another officer came down and we talked to them both about our trip. It is nice to be back in the US of A.

Kelley has hurt his foot – no ta sprain, but it is hurting him. We hope it will be better by the morning. We had a nice dinner on the boat. We plan to leave early tomorrow to go on to St. Ignace. It will be another long day.

We left Drummond Island  at 7ish for the trip to St. Ignace. The weather was beautiful and Lake Huron was flat, so flat and uneventful, that Kelley was bored. We took the Government Cut and enjoyed the scenery. This is a spot filled with cottages and very narrow channels. 20 feet wide often and 7 feet deep….What surprises us the most is that there is no speed limit. We are watchful of the small boats fishing and really went slowly through the area, however, smaller boats zipped by us and anchored fishing (small) boats. Amazing.

This is the first time that we have come into St. Ignace and it wasn’t raining. We got arrived at 2ish, got fuel and after tying up at the slip we walked to Douds Market to pick up a few things. The next few places we are planning to be do not have markets close by. We enjoy St. Ignace. Our evening was quiet…