45°51′45″ N 84°43′46″ W

We arrived at the marina in St. Ignace at 3:30 this afternoon – a 6 1/2 hour journey of approximately 45 nautical miles (83 kilometers). That’s pretty good time for a boat like this.

What do you do when you are on a long passage? Take turns sleeping & watching for traffic, enjoy the scenery, read or take on a chore that needs to be done.

Cheers!

45°55′50″ N 84°0′39″ W

Chris & I have divided up some of our “duties ” while on board. I look after the engine maintenance & Chris is in command of the galley.

Chris likes to cook so who am I to argue with that? I keep offering to take a turn at the stove but he won’t let me go beyond washing the dishes. I think it’s a self preservation strategy on his part. Probably a very wise move.

Anyway, we both love bacon & this morning Chris introduced me to a delicacy that I have never had before – toasted bacon & peanut butter sandwiches! Awesome!

Thanks Chris! (What’s for dinner tonight? 😜)

45°56′54″ N 83°53′54″ W

Today we are headed to St. Ignace, MI. which is just west of Mackinac Island. We left Drummond at 9:00am after filling up our fuel tanks & pumping out our holding tanks. Our passage will be about 40 nautical miles/5 hours. It’s predominantly cloudy with light winds so we will be motoring all the way to our destination today.

At the current time we are just passing by the DeTour Reef lighthouse. We are still in the North Channel/Lake Huron & will not be in Lake Michigan waters until tomorrow.

Cheers!

46°1′31″ N 83°44′59″ W

Here we are on the dock in Drummond, MI.

I dislike spiders as much as I dislike going up to the top of the mast in the bosun’s chair!

As soon as the sun starts to get low in the sky the spiders come out of their hiding places & start to weave now webs around the windows & in the rigging. The next morning we sweep down the webs & the cycle begins again. It’s like the wolf & the sheep dog in Bugs Bunny cartoons.

Actually, I can put up with sweeping the webs down each morning but it’s the spider poop on the white fiberglass that ticks me off. That’s hard to wash! (Plug for Spray Nine here). How these critters can poop sideways & upside down baffles me.

This guy in the photo below was working like crazy outside our port window setting up his “fishing net” for the night. If nothing else I have to admire their work ethic. I will sleep while he tends to his business.

Cheers mates!

46°1′31″ N 83°44′57″ W

Here we are in the USA, Drummond Island, Michigan. It was a 3 1/2 hour trip from Meldrum Bay, ON.

We were officially checked in & welcomed by a very nice US Customs person & the marina staff. Having the NEXUS card sure makes the process a lot quicker & smoother.

We will spend the night here at the marina & then head for St. Ignace, MI tomorrow.

Cheers mates!