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Sunrise over Wolf Island &
Lake Ontario |
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Last Canadian light we'll see
on this trip. (Notice the water.
We were 6NM into Lake Ontario) |
We got up early (05:30) this morning to cross Lake Ontario. The forecast for the past several days predicted light winds and waves less than a foot for Sunday and Monday. This was a great forecast to make a direct run from Kingston to Oswego. Lake Ontario can get rough, as bad as the Chesapeake Bay for eastern Lake Ontario, when the winds are coming from the West or North. We decided to go Sunday so we can use Monday for cleaning the boat and re-provisioning after using up what we couldn’t bring back into the States. The forecast for Tuesday and the next three days is for high wind and rain. Today’s forecast was spot on. The lake was almost like glass for the whole 47NM. We ran at 8 - 9 knots for 5½ hours arriving in Oswego just before noon. We got our assigned slip at the
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The brick re-enters the
United States (~12NM into
Lake Ontario) |
Oswego Marina in a protected area and tied up quickly so we could “process in” with the Customs and Borders, who represent numerous agencies for in-processing. With a quick cellphone call to the 24-hour report-in number, we were directed to our own marina, which had the videophone to the local processing team. Of the three marinas in the city of Oswego, Oswego Marina has the only Customs and Borders videophone in-processing station. (A one-by-two foot gray box that mounted to the outside of the Oswego Marina’s office.) Mariners needing to go through customs must find a way to this marina. Less than 15 minutes later, we were officially released back into the USA (yeah). We just love it when a plan comes together like that! Back to the boat for a quick look at the local setting, followed by a quick walk to the areas we were most interested in seeing (grocery store, pharmacy, and laundromat). The laundry machine at the marina was the best bargain for the seven loads. We shared the machines with a sailing group from Toronto (who thankfully only had two loads) and made friends Nell and her dog Ben. We invited them to sit in the shade of the lanai on Splash Down while waiting for a washer or dryer to finish. Ben decided to bark
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| Wild animal sighting - a Gofer |
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Customs & Border
Protection |
at Linda (unusual) until he came aboard SplashDown and then was her best buddy. We completed the last run just in time for dinner at the local place next door (recommended by our boat neighbors —
Alex’s On the Water restaurant. We weren’t expecting much, but were treated to one of our best dinners yet. And the bartender, being from the Lake George area was able to explain the special glass of Brian’s beer from the Iroquois Indian tribe near Lake George -
Adirondack Brewery & Pub. As much as we wanted that glass as a souvenir, we learned we could order one just like it for a nominal fee on line — much to the bar tender’s surprise. Apparently she has had many request for the glass, so Brian was able to tell her how it works. We returned to our boat for an early night after a fifteen hour day.
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Adiorndack Brewing Co.
glass titled Spirit |
