Day 6 - Canada ho!

St. Ignace was named after the founder of the order of the Jesuits, St. Ignatius Loyola. We arrived at the marina in the pouring rain. Many of the Lake Huron Mac boats were heading home. Boat loads of drowned rats passed us in their soaked foulies as we sipped tea in our tuxedoes. There should be a rule that no one on the dock can ask for the bow line. Please take the spring line and then grab the stern line. I have a bow thruster and I promise to keep the bow close to the dock. Time and again the extra helpful folks on the dock take the bow line, pull the bow to within an inch of the dock which then makes the stern swing out so far it endangers the boat beside us or the stern line is then 10' too short to reach the dock now that the stern is in the next county. Just take THE spring line. Our favorite restaurant in St. Ignace just across the street from the marina, the Marina Pub, is closed. The owner recently passed away and the family chose not to continue running the business. Fortunately, one of the highlights of St. Ignace is BC pizza. That is not BC for Boston College. It is BC for something else but I do not know what that is. BC is the best pizza on the planet. You just have to go to St. Ignace to get it. This being our last night in the USA before we cross over into Canada we thought we would enjoy a good ole American pizza pie. Yum! We may make one overnight stop in Harbor Island before proceeding to Meldrum Bay which is the port of entry into Canada. When we cross over into Canada we have to declare how much alcohol we have on board. We are allowed one bottle of wine or sprits per person or 24 cans of beer. You must be precise. You cannot say I have about two cases of beer or you will be sent back to your boat for an exact count. Every time we have entered Canada we have been somewhat over the limit for quantity. I always claim the full amount but have not been charged extra duty. I am not sure how much you can be over the limit before you get charged. The forecast for the next several days is quite favorable. Wednesday will be the windiest and then the temperature will increase and the winds will shift south and soften. Those will be good nights to be hanging on the hook. No marina fees and minimal fuel burn. All good.Photo of Changing Latitudes approaching the gas dock in St. Ignace.