The Voyage of Irish Ayes

Mike and Pat began their "Great Loop" trip aboard their boat, Irish Ayes, on 6 October 2006. Irish Ayes is a 1986 Gulfstar, Wide Body Motor Yacht. Our voyage will take us from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Florida and the Bahamas in November, returning to Florida in December. In April 2007, we will aim the pointy end of the boat north up the east coast of the USA, stopping wherever looks interesting. We hope you enjoy our trip with us by way of this link. Mike and Pat

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Little Current, Ontario, to Drummond Island, Michigan

We left Spider Bay Marina early Monday, 13 August, destination Drummond, MI. We decided to make the long trip today (100 miles) since the weather was fairly good for traveling, and the long range forecast for the rest of the week was not so good.

The first part of the day was not too bad, but by noon the winds picked up and the water became choppy, much choppier than we like. We had a rough ride across Georgian Bay but made it into Drummond Yacht Haven about 5:45 p.m. The wind was howling as we came into our slip, but we made it in safely and without any problems.

We were soon greeted by the Customs Agent who boarded our boat. He was a nice guy and fortunately an experienced agent. Our experience getting back into the USA was a good one. He asked a few questions and was on his way. After one night at Drummond Island, we were on our way to Mackinaw Island the next morning.

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