Made it into Canadian waters early in the morning of Tuesday June 14! Had a nice welcome from Royal Canadian Mounted Police and United States Coast Guard who boarded our boat just as we entered. We were instructed they were boarding so we cut the engines and they pulled along side. One Canadian officer and one US Coast Guard were in our cockpit in no time. They were looking for smugglers of Busch Light and had a tip that we might have several 30 packs on board. After inspecting our passports and documentation (which Jane had perfectly organized and available) running them through an online check, and few questions about drugs and guns it was over with a hearty, "Welcome to Canada". Really, they could not have been nicer. So... check the "been boarded" box off our list of experiences. Anyway... on to Kingston Ontario to check in officially.
Arrived at Confederation Basin Marina in Kingston Ontario about noon after a beautifully smooth little two hour cruise and called a customs number from the boat after docking. Everything went smooth and we got our official number to display the rest of the time in Canada. Down went our yellow quarantine flag and up went the Canadian flag on our bow. Had a great time seeing a few sights in Kingston.
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