I stayed in the Chrysler Park Marina the night before and had connected with my good friend Ren Arbuthnot. Ren and I used to work together for the Ministry of Environment at the WWTP in Cornwall back in the late 1970’s (now I am really dating myself). During my time there, Ren was a great mentor & taught me a lot about my work—skills that I still use today—and skills that helped me advance in my career. I moved to western Canada in early 1980 but Ren and I still kept in touch over the years—with occasional visits when I came to the Cornwall area to see my dad, etc. When Catherine and I got married, Ren was my Best Man.

Ren came up to the marina and we went for a short sail down the river—pretty much following the same route that I had taken the day before with my MacKinnon cousins. We had a great time reminiscing and catching up on each other’s lives since we last saw each other.  A few hours’ visit was simply not enough so Ren agreed to stay onboard overnight and that allowed us to celebrate our reunion even longer!