Detroit Rock City

Well, not really.  More like Detroit Rock City adjacent.

We arrived in Windsor late last night after battling a 10-knot headwind and the Detroit River current.  The views on the river were varied with cottages and big houses on the Canadian side and either protected land or industry on the American side. Once we got to Detroit/Windsor we were treated to a great view of the Detroit skyline to port and the giant Windsor salt piles to starboard.  In my former life I would have been appalled by the uncovered salt that likely just runs off into the river.

I wasn't expecting Detroit to be so pretty.  Although the a portion of the waterline is ruined by the new hockey arena which is an abomination.

The great salt pyramids of Windsor

In addition to the wind and current we also had to deal with fairly heavy commercial traffic and jerks like this one who have more money than manners:

Now it is time for the true confessions part of this post (I did promise everyone I would post the good, the bad, and the ugly) - we have another engine set back.  This time it is the alternator.  I don't think it is supposed to look like this:

The good news is that I spotted this quickly.  If the alternator konks out completely the water pump that cools the engine also konks out and we have an overheated mess on our hands. We will be here for a couple of days while we sort this out but that gives us a chance to do some small chores, provision, and for Reg to do a few days work.