To Lake Superior... and back
We departed the Sault Ste Marie marina just after 9am yesterday, July 22 and went through the Canadian lock with no problem other than the exhaust fumes from the large cruiser just in front of us.
We motored most of the narrow river channel and then put up the sails. Although it was a north-west wind we sailed past the Gros Cap light and out intoLake Superior doing 4-5 knots close hauled. There were a few”go fast” boats at the light with one daredevil jumping off the top of tower.
The winds died to nothing so it was easy to motor intoGoulais Bay for an afternoon swim (colder than Michigan
We motored most of the narrow river channel and then put up the sails. Although it was a north-west wind we sailed past the Gros Cap light and out into
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| Mike caught the entry - splash at lower left |
The winds died to nothing so it was easy to motor into
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| One corner of Lake Superior on a quiet summer day |
We anchored overnight...lovely evening and starry night. Winds and cloud in am suggested an early start. In the trip back to the Soo we had wind and waves down to no wind and back up again. We are glad to be tucked into the marina with gusts in afternoon to 25 knots - brilliant sun, though. Tomorrow we head east towards the North Channel.
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