UP THE RIVER DOWN THE RIVER

We had a real treat last Sunday morning

Our neighbours/friends

Ray and Diana

had their 'big' boat here for the weekend

So............

Three sets of neighbours jumped in the boat and headed to the Sarnia Marina for breakfast

A nice sunny day

Why is it that people like to stand in a boat?

Leaving Stag Island behind

A 'Saltie' loading up

Sarnia's Chemical Valley

Heading towards Sarnia Bay

You can see the Bluewater bridges

Sarnia Ontario on the right

Port Huron Michigan on the left

This is the apartment building where my Mom lived once upon a time

She had a magnificent view from the 11th floor

Here is the Duc

She travels up and down the St. Clair River every day during the summer months

Goes by our cottage

In the background is Our Lady of Mercy Church

Our church when we lived in Sarnia

Coming out of the bay is a 'starter boat'

She would be used during the boat races that took place on the river this past weekend

Making our way into the Marina

Must say....

Good food

Good company

Good conversation

Those silver threads are blowing in the breeze

We are now on our way to the mouth of the river

and

Into Lake Huron

Going by Purdy's Fisheries

Spanning the Port Huron shoreline

Our Canadian police 

Sarnia and Port Huron each fly the Canadian and American flags

Didn't go very far out into the lake as it was quite windy with rolling waves

Will soon be going down river

Sarnia's Casino

When we went past this little beach area I said to Joe

I bet this beach is a well kept secret

You can see a couple sitting on the beach with their kayak near by

Now the boat is heading towards Bridgeview Marina

This is quite the little fishing boat???????

Check out the anchor chain

Many years ago I was sitting by the front window of the cottage when I heard this

CLANG

CLANG

CLANG

I looked up and right before my eyes was a Saltie coming right towards the cottage

The ship had lost power and she was heading in to shore

Luckily she went aground

For a minute there I thought.................!!

This Mamma goose took off and left her young ones behind

When we turned the boat around the young geese had joined her on shore

Look at the width of this cruiser

There are two Canada Steamship freighters tied up

Canadian Coast Guard

We're coming into Corunna

Passing the Shell Dock

When 'slow' freighters go by the cottage we know they are heading to the Shell Dock to fill up

Stag Island

 Pier 90

This is where we 'park' our boat when we go to the mainland

Ferry Dock Hill

The island ferry picking up islanders

Beaautiful homes along the water

In 1944 my Grandfather and Father built a log cabin on the property behind the white home

A few years later they moved the cabin down the river road to 601 St. Clair Parkway

I don't think it was called The Parkway way back then

It sat among the tress in the middle of this photo

My Dad died in 1981

The cabin which we lovingly called 

'The Shack'

was sold

The new owners lived in the shack for a time then tore it down

They left the chimney 

It was sad to go by in the boat and see it standing there

What a beauty

Such class from days gone by

Thought this looked like a neat little spot to spend time down by the river

We first spotted the mast on this sailboat

It is huge

I will get a better view of it when it sails by the cottage

Weather is changing

Heading home

Almost home

Home sweet home

I don't think we will be sitting out today

Those grey clouds are rolling in

As it turns out this sailboat is a scientific research boat

Joe read about it on the internet

However

We cannot remember the name of the boat to look up the information again!

Ah......the mind is a wonderful thing!!

Ray taking care of his boat

Ah........

Gwendolyn came out to greet us

She decided to give her back a scratch!!

She's soooo funny