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 …
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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 …
July 29 – Perth, ON
The Prettiest Town in OntarioTay Canal Lock 34 WallToday we locked up one more lock to the highest point on the Rideau Canal. The Upper Rideau Lake, at 408’ above sea level, is the highest water body on the Rideau Canal system. From the Narrows…
July 28 – Rideau Canal
Locks Take TimeChaffey’s Upper Lock WallWe went through 6 locks today, raised 79’ and only traveled eight miles. We had planned to travel further today, but the flight locks (4 locks) at Jones Falls took longer than we expected. We got to the…
July 27 – Rideau Canal
Just BeautifulMorton Bay – AnchorageToday we did the first seven locks of the Rideau Canal we locked up 79.5’. The Rideau Canal was completed in 1832 and was one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19thcentury. It was built as an alt…
July 26 – Kingston, ON
Rainy DayConfederation BasinThis morning was a complete opposite of yesterday…it rained most of the night and it was very cloudy and dreary when we got up. Our dockage may be free but the scenery is about the worse we’ve had. After breakfast I …
July 25 – Kingston, ON
Thousand IslandsConfederation BasinWe woke up to a bright sunny morning in our picture perfect anchorage. The Thousand Islands is an amazingly beautiful place. There are over 15 Canadian National Parks where we could dock and spend time hiking, swimmin…
July 24 – Rockport, ON
Thousand IslandsShanty Island – AnchorageA cool front blew in last night and it was a very rocky night tied to the dock in Clayton, and it was still windy when we left for Boldt Castle this morning. We are in an area of the St. Lawrence known as the …
