The (in)Famous Bluewater Bridge

Today we motored up the St. Clair river to the Sarnia Yacht Club on Lake Huron. A mostly uneventful day except for going under the Bluewater Bridge where there is quite a current as Lake Huron empties into the river.  We had been told by many sailors to stick as close to the Sarnia side as possible where the current is somewhat weaker.  Even following this advice we still had a speed over ground of as little as 1.3 knots with our instruments showing approximately 5.8 knots.  A heartfelt thanks to everyone for the advice as the trek was slow but trouble-free.

Upon arrival at the Sarnia Yacht Club we came across a local sailor who backed his boat out of his slip when we were about 6' from crossing his stern.  Luckily we were on high alert as we were in an unfamiliar harbour so were able to reverse quickly and avoid a collision. Turns our sailors can be jerks, too.

The Sarnia Yacht Club is a great place and I would highly recommend it to other boaters in the area.  They only charged us $1 per foot for the night including tax.  I think this is likely the cheapest dock fee we will encounter on the entire trip.  As a bonus, the club has a private beach where we got to cool off and then sit in chairs in the surf reading while the sun set.  Lovely.

For dinner we went to a local Italian restaurant (http://salvatoresinpoint.com) where they don't have a menu, they just bring you whatever is freshly made that day.  Not having to make any decisions other than the wine choice was quite refreshing and as all the pasta is made on site I don't think any dish would have been disappointing. 

Sorry, no pictures today so I'll leave you with another cute animal photo I stole from the internet.