45°57′27″ N 83°6′2″ W

We had a great rest last night in a very beautiful & peaceful anchorage.

Chris was up at 7:00 & had the coffee pot on. I was up shortly after that.

We brought in the anchor (gotta love that electric windlass) & are headed to Gore Bay, which is about 27 nm east of our location.

We will pick up some more fuel there & also some more groceries & other provisions. Then we will anchor in the little bay adjacent to the marina docks.

Here’s a photo of Chris on the helm taking us out of Meldrum Bay & on to Gore Bay – he knows the way for sure …..

Cheers!

45°59′3″ N 83°25′55″ W

We motorsailed north “up” False Detour Channel between 3:30 and 4:30 pm yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. The borderline between Canada and the United States goes through the middle of the channel, with Michigan on our port side & Ontario on our starboard side, so we were likely weaving back and forth between the two countries at times, depending upon the accuracy of our GPS & chart plotter.

When we reached the far north end of the channel and pointed our bow further east we were definitely in Canadian waters. It was time to lower our American courtesy flag. While we were glad to be back “home” again in Canada we were also sad that the “American” portion of our cruise had come to an end.

We had a great time cruising in Michigan & Wisconsin waters. In addition to having a wonderful visit with my dear friends Bo & Molly in Door County, we also travelled to many other interesting places, stayed in a lot of beautiful marinas & anchorages, had great adventures on the water & on shore & met a lot of really nice people everywhere we went.

Thanks for sharing these waters with us America. You’re great, you always have been and you always will be!

Once we were through the False Detour Channel we headed towards Meldrum Bay & arrived there about 6:30 pm. This was our check in point with Canadian Customs. We were required to tie up at the marina’s main dock and then I reported into customs via a special telephone line in the marina office.

After we cleared customs we motored a couple hundred meters further down the bay and anchored for the night in a beautiful spot. (45°55′37″ N 83°6′50″ W)

Chris made a really tasty Indian curry for supper. The curry & a cold beer were just the right thing after a long hot day on the water.

Cheers everyone, eh!