We took the Windsor Tunnel for the first time, crossing under the Detroit River and smack dab into downtown Motown, rather than the usual Ambassador Bridge route. The first thing we saw exiting the tunnel was the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral, whose legendary bell chimed till it rang 29 times, for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Perfect weather helps, as you can see from the photographs, making for one memorable cruise up to the mouth of Lake St. Clair and back. Painless border crossings without cavity searches help too! It was in fact the first time we have ever entered a new country under water.....and without a straw or hollowed out reed or SCUBA gear or anything!
Detroit Princess moored in front of Joe Louis Arena
Windsor from the American side
Hiram Walker distillery in Windsor
Two ships passing in the night, er, day
Windsor, to the left - Detroit, to the right
The GM Building defines the Motown skyline
More Detroit architecture
The "border"....under water.....in the middle of the river
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It took me a few readings and consultations (pictures helped) to figure out what you meant by crossing the border underwater. The order in which the crossing gets mentioned had me questioning whether in fact the boat cruise involved either a tragic ending (didn't seem like it from the tone of the blog) or some sort of high tech contraption that involved going under the water for the amusement of passengers. It's okay. I've got it now. You crossed the border when you went through the tunnel.
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