We survived a wall tie up on Port Huron's Black River (crazy boat traffic), without injury to "Chasseur". We are posting a video and photo of our favorite boat entry in the Port Huron parade of lighted boats...and yes it really is a boat.
"Chasseur" set sail for St Clair Shores @ 0845. We stayed in the shipping channel of St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair the whole way to avoid the shallows. We have enjoyed all the ships we have encountered.
True to Lake St. Clair we were hit by two squalls. They come up on you fast and furious and then quickly go away. Our canvas kept us dry and surprisingly it was fun to plow through them. We giggled at the motor boaters who thought they could out run them.
We arrived at Jefferson Beach Marina @ 1515. The St. Clair River current pushed us along (boat speed was 5 kts but the speed over ground was 8.8 kts).
Suzanne lived in St. Clair Shores the first 10 years of her life. This is very familiar territory. The "old" house is only a few blocks from here.
Mom and Dad LaRaia, sister Ann and husband Don picked us up for dinner. Then we were whisked off to Mom and Dad's house in Clinton Township, Michigan to stay and keep us out of the 100 degree heat for the first part of the week. We will be in port for one week to visit friends and family.
This is a boating mecca and everything a boater needs is here, so we are going to take care of some sailboat "business" while we are here.
We also need the time to plan the next part of our trip - Lake Erie and Erie Canal.
Accumulated nautical miles for our journey is now over 540 , underway for 3 weeks.
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| Lighted boat parade |
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| Ships on St. Clair River |
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| Storms on Lake St. Clair |
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| Mom and Dad LaRaia |
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