{"id":6875,"date":"2018-06-22T19:30:13","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T23:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=6875"},"modified":"2018-12-21T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T22:08:09","slug":"june-21-windsor-to-leamington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=6875","title":{"rendered":"June 21 – Windsor to Leamington"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We made an early start on Thursday morning. The weather forecast for Lake Erie on Friday & Saturday was not at all encouraging so we wanted to get a little further along the way and stop in a marina that offered some nice amenities in case we had to stay put somewhere for 2-3 days. The marina in Leamington looked promising so we cast off at 6:45am & headed towards Lake Erie.
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\nThe weather was considerably nicer than the previous 2 days so we were able to shed our fleeces – at least for a little while & enjoy the sun.<\/p>\n

We were still in the Detroit River so there was more freighter traffic coming our way. Pennie took the photo below of a sailboat that was approaching a freighter on a tack. From our viewing perspective it looked like the outcome was not going to be good for the sailboat. What was the sailor thinking!
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\nIt turned out that the sailboat tacked behind the freighter – but we had a few anxious moments until we saw the final part of the his manoeuvre.<\/p>\n

We were now approaching the mouth of the Detroit River. The photo below shows a freighter headed upstream in one channel while we were going downstream in the neighbouring channel.
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\nShortly afterwards we finally exited the Detroit River into Lake Erie. The wind was blowing steadily but it had not stirred up any significant waves so we continued to maintain a good speed towards Leamington.
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\nWe arrived in Leamington at 12:30 – well ahead of the strong winds that were forecast for later in the day. Our first stop was at the marina fuel dock to top up our diesel tanks & secure a slip for the next couple of days.
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\nThe staff at the Leamington Marina were very efficient & welcoming. In no time flat we were all fuelled up & tied up at our slip. After celebrating our safe arrival with a few cold refreshments we went out for a great dinner at a nearby pub.<\/p>\n

Even though the weather was deteriorating we still had an amazing sunset & arrived back at the boat just st in time for Pennie to take the photo below at the perfect moment.
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\nWe will stay in Leamington for at least another day while the winds blow themselves out.<\/p>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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