The forecast was for no wind so we set off motoring towards Cheboygan 45° 39’.27N 84° 28’.05W anticipating a pretty boring day. It seems the US Coast Guard may have had the same sentiments, so they decided to zoom up upon us in their high speed RIB with a cannon mounted on the front. They claimed they wanted to carry out a routine safety inspection of our boat – to ensure that we were compliant with their requirements such as carrying sufficient life jackets, not dumping poop overboard, etc. Luckily we passed the inspection and were not shot out of the water. (To be fair they were very courteous and non-threatening, but that doesn’t make such a good blog does it? - But they really did have a cannon on their boat and boarded us with sidearms.) We continued on to Cheboygan and went for a bike ride. Saw Harry Potter in 3D at the movies and had a pizza for dinner. Well this is America after all.
Today’s log: 14.8nm, season total: 637.6
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