Our ‘glimmer of hope’ for going to Canada via Lake Champlain was dashed recently as it was announced they will keep the border closed and review yet again next month. It’s disappointing but not the end of the story (more later). Sitting here at Willsboro, its easy to see that the closed border has had a devastating effect on the Canadians. These pic’s tell a story(click them to enlarge);
Sat image must be 2019… 
Docks today 
Where all the Canadian boats are now
So sad. They can’t get here so their boats sit on the hard, shrink wrapped, and their summer plans wait for their own glimmer of hope. Given the shorter season here, I’m guessing many will not get wet this year. Our disappointment is minor compared to their loss.
So, I’m washing the boat today, cause Lyn said I had too, and I’m not using any soap cause this Lake is really clean and they prefer it stay that way, when a helicopter begins to circle the marina at tree top level (not exaggerating, tree top). I’m a little freaked out thinking maybe I’m not supposed to even be washing down with water and this is the Environmental Police…. and after like 15 circles, it slowly begins to fly away. Turns out this was US Border Control. I told you there were a lot of Canadians here, usually, and apparently they know that and where checking to see if any had decided to slip past the border.
(Updated 6/23: It was the Border Patrol Helo, but they were assisting a search for a stolen boat. Someone thought they could steal a 50′ boat and hide it… not so easily done and they were caught within 24 hours…)
BTW, the red line in the Sat Image is me crashing into the dock yesterday..;-) Not really, we actually handled it very well with a strong wind on our stern.
Aisling goes Looping 