Friday, August 10 Kincardine to Bayfield

We left Kincardine in calm seas and motored to Bayfield. In route I scrubbed the decks while Kathy worked on the cockpit. After about a hour things were looking better than they had in a long time. I went below for a shower to get a little grime off myself as well.

There was very little of interest on this leg, but one thing I found interesting was that for about 40 miles the shore is lined with huge wind turbines. It would seem that conditions here would be very close to the western shore of Lake Michigan...if wind power is a viable option over here why isn't it in Michigan?

We have also noticed that all of the Canadian ports that we have visited there seems to be and on-going investment in the waterfront areas. There are new docks, walkways, hiking paths, as well as many other civic improvements. Canadians complain about their taxes but the improvements are going to make a difference.

We arrived at Bayfield at about 2:30 and were turned away. Both of the marinas that normally have slips were full. Without many options, we decided to cross Lake Huron and ended up anchored inside the jetty in Port Sanilac.

We had our hearts set upon spending all of our remaining Canadian money in Bayfield. We are thinking about mailing it to Tom and Carol ..."Start'n Monday" and having the Admiral select a couple of T-Shirts for us.

We are heading down to Port Huron this morning but are still thinking that Kincardine may be a place to return.

......Jimmy if you happen to read this ... I need a couple of small pieces of aluminum stock ... you may be able to help... email me. thanks