It's been a long and exhausting two days, so don't expect anything witty, profound, or articulate here. We finally left John and Diane's yesterday around noon during a break in the weather and sailed all night until this afternoon at 3:30, when we docked at Sugarloaf Marina in Port Colborne, Ontario.
We took turns on watch while the other slept; I took the first shift from about 9:00-1:30. There were some nasty thunderstorms, but they didn't last long, thank goodness! Call me crazy, but the words "sitting duck" kept coming to mind. You're sitting in this vessel in the water, the only object above the water level as far as the naked eye can see. Then you have this 63' metal rod sticking up from the middle of the vessel. Now, if I were a lightening bolt, I'd interpret that as an invitation. Might as well put a big target on us with the words "strike here." Of course, Wayne has a good explanation for how an Island Packet is constructed to minimize the effect of a lightening strike. Whatever.
We also had some excitement coming into the marina today. High winds and strong currents, difficulty docking, etc. But we made it.
Tomorrow we will pass through eight sets of locks in the Welland Canal and will come out the other end into Lake Ontario.
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