Day 15 – Port Dover
Picture
this. It is midnight on Lake Erie. The moon is full and bright, sky cloudless
and littered with stars, and we are being pushed along by a gently humming
engine and the lake’s gently rolling waves.
The periodic and predictable flash from the lighthouse of Long Point is visible
in the distance. Magnus and Stella are
sleeping soundly below and Ana and I are sitting in the cockpit, together, huddled
up in a blanket, watching the show of stars in the sky above, talking and
feeling very much in love.
It has been a
fine trip indeed. And this moment alone with
my beautiful wife has made it even better.
As we round
Long Point, with the lights of Port Dover just barely visible 15 miles away,
the wind suddenly picks up, going from 5 mph to over 20 mph almost
instantly. I adjust the sails for the
increased wind, then we spend most of our time below in the cabin. I pop my head out once in a while to check
for boats and to ensure we are still on course, but the autopilot is doing a
fine job taking us home.
We arrive in
the marina at 4am, do an absolutely flawless docking and get the lines tied and
power cables connected. Ana calls
Canadian border control and gets us cleared through with no issues.
We are back home,
safe and sound, and after 350 miles, many new discoveries and a lot of laughs ends
the 2013 Lake Erie boat trip.
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