Low Wattage

Ottawa to Long Island Locks – July 18

(Five days without internet service, some serious catching up is required)

Off our mooring wall at 9 am (the first bridge does not open until after rush hour)

Out through Ottawa South past Rideau Gardens, I used to live about one block over from this point in the ‘70’s

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At Ottawa – July 17

Found a good spot on the mooring wall as people moved on this morning, plan to stay one or more days here and touch base with old friends, also need a run ashore for provisions. We have electrical supplied here but no water.

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Gatineau Marina to the Laurier Avenue Bridge – July 16

Crossed the Ottawa River and rounded Rockcliffe Park (Embassy Row for Ottawa)

I think this is the US Embassy, actually it’s the US Ambassadors residence a local tells me)

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South Nation River to Gatineau Marina (Ottawa) – July 15, 2013

We had one of those sunsets last night that was worth recording. The water was mirror smooth and the sun went down in line with our little creek.

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Carrilon to the South Nation River (via Le Chateau Montebello) July 14

Moved up onto the Blue Line (dock reserved for locking) late last night.

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St. Anne de Bellevue to Carrilon – Saturday July 13

Made the second locking out of St. Anne on a very busy weekend traffic day.

Then out into the expanse of the lake, heading West, nothing much up front

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St. Lambert to St. Anne de Bellevue – July 12, 2013

Out of our lagoon at 8:00 am to make our next lock at St Catherine’s, 9 miles later we are held there for commercial traffic, one coming up

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Contrecour to St. Lambert (Montreal) – July 11, 2013

Made an early start to try to get locked through at least one of the big locks on the ship canal. Painfully slow progress south towards Montreal, revolutions for 8 knots but only making 4 over the ground (that’s why people do not do this trip in this direction) the river currents are against us all the way from here to Ottawa.

Another of the biggies, they look pretty inconspicuous at first…

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St. Antoine to Sorel to Contrecour – July 10-11

Catching up here more to follow.

Through the last lock on the Richleau (St. Ours) early on Tuesday 9^th. Out past this little guy coming up river against the flow, the river is still in flood and the outgoing current carries us along at about 10 knots (well above our normal cruising speed)

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St. Jean to Ile Jeanotte to St. Antoine July 7-9 2013

Several days out of touch electronically, so this one is kind of dated, will try to catch up if communications allow.

Started at Lock 9 on the Chambly Canal (they are numbered from North to South) at 9:15 am. Saturday We had talked to the lockmaster and bought our passes the day before and he gave us the first opening, two trawlers 44 and 40 both 16 feet wide in a lock 85 by 20 feet, tight but workable. I chose the starboard wall (wind was blowing that way) leaving Archie in the other trawler the task of keeping to windward. He was single handed and was obliged to hire a line handler before they would clear him through to Chambly.

Here’s Archie following us in a wide bit between hazards.