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Aug. 11 – St. Jean, QC
Marathon Lock DayChambly Lock 9 WallOur plan today was to stop at the top of lock 3 on the Chambly Canal in the cute village of Chambly. We got an early start so we’d have all afternoon to explore the town and near by fort. When we arrived at the first…
Mid Summer Report
It’s been awhile sense I wrote Things have been busy. But on this rain day in Halifax I though I would do a little update.Returning to Halifax not knowing what to expect, and how things were going to work out was scary. But with family a…
Bay Harbor Lake Marina-Heading South
Many of our friends have wondered when we would start heading south. Well, today is the day! At 4:30 a.m. we were up and off the dock a little before 6 a.m. heading south through the Straits of Mackinac and into Lake Michigan. Today we are in Bay Harbor Lake Marina, a very unusual […]
Broken toe and bad haircuts
We have been on the boat for over a month now and really starting to miss the grandkids and the gym, I broke my toe and have cut my own bangs (the last two are not very pretty). Really still loving Maine, but Sommes Sound, Mt. Desert is pro…
How to Bed a Hatch
Yesterday, I decided that I should actually tackle a boat project. Why, I don’t know, but I did. It’s been brutally hot here in Georgia with the heat index well over 100 degrees every day. But along with that heat comes whomping …
Rosedale
Tied up in Rosedale
This is one of the few still remaining unserviced government wharfs on the Trent Severn Waterway. A quaint little spot and if you are self sufficient, it can be a welcome brake from tying up at those “full service” e…
The Lambert gene
My mom was 1 of 13, and raised in a poor family where it was necessary to grow and preserve your own food. As a result my summer memories are of helping to harvest, wash, peel, sterilize Mason jars and preserve. Oddly as a young teen I enjoyed this. …
Mackinaw City Marina, Mackinaw City, MI – 8/11/12
Today was a day of rest to try and get rid of all the sore and aching body parts as a result of our trip over here yesterday. Ricki has both knees with hot patches on them trying to get them to work again and I am just sore all over. Later …
Ottawa
We moved a mile from Hull Marina across the Ottawa River to the blue line to enter the locks at Ottawa. The first lockage is at 8:30 AM. since there are 8 locks to traverse and a lot of things to see in Ottawa we wanted to be tied up …
