Old PortYacht Club MontrealWe went through two commercial locks today on the St. Lawrence Seaway. They are much bigger than the ones on the Rideau Canal; these locks are used primarily for commercial traffic. The locking procedure is a little different…
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Aug. 7 – Saint Anne de Bellevue, QC
First Day in QuebecSaint Anne de Bellevue Lock WallWe left our peaceful dock and headed to the Carillon Lock this morning. The Carillon Lock raises or lowers a boat 65’ in less than 30 minutes; it is the largest single drop in Canada. Its guillotine …
Aug. 6 – Hawkesbury, ON
Travel DayHawkesbury Confederation ParkFirst thing this morning we moved the boat to the blue line for the Ottawa Stair Locks. By the time the locks opened there were eight boats ready to lock down. We were luck they took the boats locking down first. …
Aug. 5 – Ottawa, ON
Rainy DayDowntown DockToday was a lazy Sunday…the wind and rain kept us on the boat most of the day. We did make a trip to the grocery store for a few staple items and one more trip to ByWard Market for blueberries, corn and colored peppers. We…
Aug. 4 – Ottawa, ON
We’re Having a Heat WaveDowntown DockThis morning started out as a beautiful day, but we knew it would be very hot by the afternoon, so we took advantage of the nice morning and went for another bike ride. This time we rode along the Ottawa River pas…
Aug. 3 – Ottawa, ON
BikingDowntown DockToday we took advantage of all the wonderful bike trails around Ottawa. We rode along the Ottawa River east to the Prime Minister’s home where we watched the guards. We also visited the Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica, which was buil…
Aug. 2 – Ottawa, ON
Parliament HillDowntown DockOttawa is the capital of Canada, it was chosen by Queen Victoria as the permanent capital in 1857. At that time Canada was made up of Lower Canada (now Quebec) and Upper Canada (now Ontario) and was known as the Province of …
Aug. 1 – Ottawa, ON
Beautiful CityDowntown DockWe only had four locks to do today to arrive in Ottawa. What a wonderful city, beautiful old builds, bike trails along the Rideau Canal and amazing views of the Ottawa River. We plan to stay here through the weekend. Seeing t…
July 31 – Rideau Canal
We had a long day; we went through 10 locks and lowered another 92’. Most of the scenery today was farmland…nice but nowhere near as pretty as the first half of the Rideau Canal. We are docked at the bottom of the Long Island Locks. We docked…
July 30 – Merrickville
Meeting New PeopleThe PondWe went through eight locks today two on the Tay Canal and six on the Rideau, we dropped 99’. The scenery today became more like what we saw along the east coast through the Carolinas, more marshland with trees in the …
