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At about 2200 when I came back from the Meldrum Bay Inn after using their wireless connection to post the last three updates, it started to rain and it continued all night. The rain stopped  briefly about o800 and we took advantage of the respite to get underway at o815.  It was a day of mixed blessings. On the positive side we had our best sail of the trip. The SSW winds of 9-14knots were on our beam, and since they were coming off the land except  for when we passed the Mississagi Strait and False DeTour Passage, we had light seas. Most of the time we were making 7.4 or more knots and enjoying the smooth ride! On the negative side it started raining again at 0900 and continued until 1300. Most of the time it was pouring and we had buckets of rain spilling off the sails which are now very clean.  The rain cleared in time to give us good visibility to see the bouys as we made our way down the twisting channel to Drummond Island Yacht Haven. US Customs and Border Protection was waiting on the dock  for us when we arrived but our NEXUS cards and Customs Decal made it an easy entry. We ate a great dinner starring Kerry’s Chicken Wellington. At the moment we are playing cards on Windchaser while it rains again outside. This is our last night together as Windchaser heads off to Mackinaw Island and then home while we head to Harbor Island and then DeTour Village before heading up the St. Mary’s River to Sault Ste. Marie. We will miss Lew and Gretchen immensely.