Wednesday – Day 26 – 8/27/08
We accomplished our objective and are mid way through the Detroit River. I starter this part of the trip with a little apprehension of the congestion in the St. Clair River, Lake
St. Clair and the Detroit River. So far both Barb and I have been pleasantly surprised at the beautiful homes, superb landscaping for both residential and the industrial complexes. The water in the river looks clean and blue, not the color of the Illinois River. The steel making section on the US side isn’t very pleasant but considering the 71 miles we traveled to this marina only 5 miles was steel mills. The Canadian side of the river with is well groomed and shows well from the river. We selected an industrial strength marina that we were some what unsure of especially after we were in the slip. That was short lived as the people are friendly and have bent over backwards to make us feel at home. We mentioned that our goal was to visit the Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum. The lady in the office excused herself and made a quick phone call when she heard me mention the museum. It is a coincidence – but the lady that owns the boat in the slip next to ours works there and she came to the office before we were finished checking in. We are going to meet her before it opens and she said she would take care of every thing that needed taking care of! I’m looking forward to tomorrow it should be a great day. We had a very good dinner a few blocks away – stopped for some provisions and its time to get some rest for the big day tomorrow. The boat continues to perform well. Weather permitting we will move into Lake Erie on Friday.
We accomplished our objective and are mid way through the Detroit River. I starter this part of the trip with a little apprehension of the congestion in the St. Clair River, Lake
St. Clair and the Detroit River. So far both Barb and I have been pleasantly surprised at the beautiful homes, superb landscaping for both residential and the industrial complexes. The water in the river looks clean and blue, not the color of the Illinois River. The steel making section on the US side isn’t very pleasant but considering the 71 miles we traveled to this marina only 5 miles was steel mills. The Canadian side of the river with is well groomed and shows well from the river. We selected an industrial strength marina that we were some what unsure of especially after we were in the slip. That was short lived as the people are friendly and have bent over backwards to make us feel at home. We mentioned that our goal was to visit the Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum. The lady in the office excused herself and made a quick phone call when she heard me mention the museum. It is a coincidence – but the lady that owns the boat in the slip next to ours works there and she came to the office before we were finished checking in. We are going to meet her before it opens and she said she would take care of every thing that needed taking care of! I’m looking forward to tomorrow it should be a great day. We had a very good dinner a few blocks away – stopped for some provisions and its time to get some rest for the big day tomorrow. The boat continues to perform well. Weather permitting we will move into Lake Erie on Friday.
