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is definitely one of our favorite ports on Lake Huron. We try to
make it here (at least once) every summer. The MacRay Yacht Club was
headed to Grand Bend this weekend, but we made plans to go with our friends
Mike & Sue and family from MaryAnna II, and scheduled to leave
Friday morning.
We fired up the engines at
10:30a.m. after several storms appeared to clear the area. We filled
up the tanks the night before ($3.49). MaryAnna left the gas dock
about 20 minutes later and off we went headed up the North Channel
and up the River.
A little after noon we went by Rob
and Jackie's house near St. Clair on the river and Jackie saw us and
was waving. It was now nice and sunny.
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At 12:45 we passed under the
Bluewater Bridge and out into Lake Huron, navigating around a couple of down bound
freighters. The Lake was flat, and more clouds were appearing, as we
zipped along at 29.5 mph. As we neared the Lexington Harbor, the clouds
got darker.
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MaryAnna
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We pulled into the Lexington
Harbor at 1:25p.m., some 64 miles from our home port. The entrance has
some shoaling built up around the breakwall, so we had to be careful on
the way in.
We ended up at Slip No. 101
near the bathhouse and sterned in and hooked up. This is our first time
docked in this area and it's actually rather nice.
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After checking in with
the Harbor Master and getting settled in we all headed for the
beach, just a short walk away on the north side of the breakwall.
The sun made it fairly warm and the water was just nice enough for a
quick dip or two. Tim took a half-hour nap.
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Part
of our group waiting outside at
Steiss Village Inn. Always good food! |
Later in the afternoon
our John and Sheila from Swift Boat stopped by the marina. They had
opted to drive up via car. After visiting for a while they left to
find a hotel for the night and would catch up with us later for
dinner.
Our friends Blake and
Wendy from A Moment's Notice were at the harbor, on the return trip
home from a vacation to the North Channel in their 340 Sundancer. So
it was great to catch up on all their 'stories'.
The group of us
wandered into town for dinner Friday night. Back at the boat, Rob
from Jenna-Rosity, came into the harbor after midnight, where we
helped him tie up his 46 Sundancer to the main dock. We ended up
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Tick Tock
Too docked along with MaryAnna II and Jenna-Rosity.
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Saturday
More 'beach time' on Saturday.
Felt good to have the warm sand on your feet and enjoying the mild breezes
off Lake Huron. After returning to the boat, more friends arrived. This
time it was Rob and Jackie who tooled up on their motorcycle instead of by
boat. We enjoyed spending time at the docks with everyone.
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Rob
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home on their BMW |
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Sunday
The St. Clair Boat races
were being held this afternoon, and we knew the river would be
closed at times. So we decided to wait it out and leave later in the
day.
After some sushi and cocktails
earlier, we ended up grilling on the docks for an early dinner. Our
mechanic had stopped by to deliver Rob's cockpit fridge, and ended
up changing our impellers which he had been trying to schedule since
Spring.
We left the Harbor at 5:50, and
pulled back in at MacRay at 8:15. A fantastic weekend! |
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