Rondeau Bay, Ontario August 16, 2015

At 7:01 AM we were steaming under the King George VI Bridge in Port Stanley on our way to Rondeau Bay in Erieau Ontario. The trip was rather uneventful except for one record we set on the way. Marty slept the entire way, point to point! She was horizontal when we said goodbye to King George and was still that way when we steamed into Rondeau Bay at noon, 5 hours later. This record will be hard to break.

We passed a sailboat washed up on the shore about 400 yards from the harbor entrance. What a waste. At least if the skipper had hit a reef it might have been named after him.

 

Rondeau is a very nice harbor now. Improvements are being made all the time. We use to come here when we belonged to the Mentor Harbor Yacht Club. It is so much nicer now. Kathy, the lady that runs it, is a jewel. They have the perfect store in Erieau - it has a Beer Store, an LCBO (liquor store) and a marina store all under one roof! What more could a cruiser need?

There was a LETS sailor (Lake Erie Tartan Sailors) here and he helped us dock. He is on a “way the wind blows” cruise. Annie proved to be a very popular boat here and numerous people came over to talk with us about her. Some looked like they had never seen a Nordic Tug before, but all were very complimentary.

Kerry and Marty made a nice tuna fish salad for lunch which we enjoyed on the upper deck.  We washed Annie after that. Would you believe that this is the first time we have washed the boat from stem to stern on this entire trip? True. The last of our frozen margaritas served as the reward for our efforts.

We will be grilling ribs and sweet corn for dinner. I am enjoying a nice cold martini as I write this blog post, one of the last ones of this voyage. No time set for our departure tomorrow, but I am sure it will be early. Jim called earlier and said he too will be back in Vermilion tomorrow, so it looks like our reunion dinner at Rudy’s is on. Rosemary said she would be able to pick us up tomorrow night.

The sunset was pretty. We watched the sun set and then the girls took a long walk. I took a short walk to the ice cream store.

We are excited to get home to visit again with family and friends. It has been a long absence. It has been a great cruise.