Hastings Public Marina Hastings, Ontario, Canada July 16, 2009 The Koenigs, my new crew and I had a nice lunch at the Patz restaurant just a few steps from our slip. It is always lively when three Duenhoelters are together and these three especially have a good time when they meet. Last fall we had cruised the canals of Berlin in Germany together. After lunch the Koenigs departed for Montreal and Wilfried and Manfred (see images above) began to make themselves comfortable on the boat. Before turning in at night we reviewed the marine weather report for Lake Ontario for the following morning, which predicted 10-15 knot winds and seas of 1 -2 feet. We were the first to leave the Marina at 7 AM and the reality of the open lake was different than the
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