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We spent yesterday on the dock in Meldrum Bay. It was a good day to rest a bit & to also catch up on some chores.

The starboard winch was turning very stiffly so Chris took that apart, cleaned & lubricated it. Works like new again. Repeat on the port side winch.

We also set up the mizzen & main sails & I washed the boat. Now we are ready to head to the USA.

One of the things I really like about sailing is the people we meet. When we ate at the restaurant the night before we met a couple from London – Jeff & Chris – who were touring Manitoulin Island as part of their journey to visit friends in Winnipeg. Then they will head back to London via Chicago They are doing it in style in a beautiful red Corvette! They joined us for dinner on Ananda last night. Chef Chris Cavanaugh cooked us up a fine meal. A bit of wine was consumed & many stories were told. We agreed to connect up again in London this fall & share more stories of our adventures.

This morning we will set out for Drummond, Michigan as our point of entry into the USA. I called US Border Services in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and they advised me that we could use our NEXUS cards at this location.