42°1′35″ N 82°35′48″ W

(Depart – Leamington Marina)

42°17′11″ N 81°53′47″ W

(Destination – Erieau Marina)

The weather forecast looked promising so we prepared to cast off for Erieau.

Our first stop was going to be at Leamington‘s pump out station ‘cause they give you a free pump out if you stay two nights in a row. Who could pass up on a deal like that!

Unfortunately my happiness for such a great deal was short lived because the cap on our holding tank was stuck shut & I broke the handle while trying to force it open. We sprayed WD-40 on it to try to get it to loosen up but no success. Oh well, enough time spent on that little problem – Erieau awaits!

There were scattered clouds in the sky but the weather looked like it would hold for us.

We had a pretty smooth ride out to the end of Point Pelee but the waves were not in our favour when we made the turn for Erieau.

Shortly after we made the turn the waves started coming on the starboard side of the bow & generated an uncomfortable corkscrewing motion. The motion was not strong enough to be cause for concern but we had to be very careful moving around. Then, add insult to injury, it started to rain! We retreated to the main cabin & settled in for a few hours of rock ‘n roll.

Fortunately the rain did not amount to much at all and only lasted about 45 minutes. Once the sun came out again we headed back to the flybridge only to be greeted by hundreds of black flies!

We formed a swat team and the battle was on.

By the time we were approaching Erieau the carnage on deck was pretty gruesome! Hopefully that will be the last we see of flys on the flybridge:)

We arrived in Erieau around 3:00pm and were given a comfortable spot on the marina’s main wall for the night. There were lots of Purple Martins in the marina near our berth & they were feasting on the insects around the boats.

I wonder if they would come along with us if we set up a nice house for them on the flybridge?

We decided to have supper ashore & walked to a nearby brew pub that overlooks Rondeau Bay. Great tasting beer & food too!

The weather forecast for Sunday is not encouraging so we will re-evaluate our options in the morning & decide whether we stay put in Erieau for another day or we make a run for Port Stanley.

Cheers!