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After dinner last night we were treated to the delayed fireworks from the Canadian side of the Soo, and they were quite impressive. Those of you who know me well know that I am a pyromaniac so the fact that I will also be able to enjoy fireworks from the U.S. side again on the fourth is a real plus.

Kevin and I left George Kemp and crossed the river to the Canadian side and the Roberta Bondar Marina at about 1330 0n June 3.. We delayed our departure in order to fix the shower/faucet in the forward head and to pick up some fishing tackle for Kevin. I will not bore you with the details of the head fix but it did involve renting a 1 inch hole saw and a drill that could handle it . After two hours everything was back to together and working. The weather when we crossed the river was windy and cold and that persisted throughout the day until the skies finally cleared about 1900. Before that we enjoyed the tugboat parade on the river. The parade is a big event here and everone dresses their tugboat for the parade. Most of tugs came back to the marina for a party, but they did not disturb our sleep as we were tired and slept well after the dinner I made with the fish we caught in Bear Drop.

It is now the Fourth, the skies are sunny,  the winds are moderate and the forecast for tomorrow is favorable for our departure  to Lake Superior. The only wrinkle is the Canadian Lock is closed for repairs so we must use the larger American Lock to go up the 20 feet into Lake superior. I have called them to inform them of our intentions and the word is ” come whenever you want”.

This morning Kevin and I went to the pancake breakfast held by the tugboaters and then we were taxied by the marina staff to a Grocery store where we bought our final provisions for the trip north  up the eastern shore of Lake Superior. We will not be roughing it.  At noon the tug boat races started on the river and we had a great view from the marina. Now it is time to sit back relax, have a cocktail and dinner and await the fireworks.

I forgot to mention earlier that Bonnie and Ron Dahl are here on their boat DAHLFIN II. Bonnie is the author of THE SUPERIOR WAY which is the definitive book on cruising in Lake Superior waters. She has agreed to autograph  my copy of her book, and she also has given some important update information on some of the ports we will see later in the trip

I am not sure when I will be able to email another update. It might be a week or even more. But I will keep up the log and email the entries when I can. Until then be safe. We will be.