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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 9th.  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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Kings billboard

I frequently drive past this billboard, it always brings a smile.

By way of explanation, three of our domestic rivals are the Natal Sharks, Free State Cheetahs and Northern Transvaal Bulls 🙂

My Southern Kings played their final 2013 super rugby match yesterday and yes, you’ve guessed it, lost. But winning was not the purpose of our foray into super rugby this year.

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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.

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June Photo competition – results

Better late than never.

The finalists for June’s photography competition are (in order of appearance)

Janus, for sharing with us his early morning view of the entrance to his new estate

FEEG, for his snapshot of English construction methods

Araminta for her delightful female gnome and Upper Thames.

AND THE WINNER IS …….

FEEG, for his amusing before and after shot of the bedlam in his local street, his picture captured an amusing (for me) take on the subject, well done FEEG.

St. Jean sur Richleau – July 6, 2013

(Been out of touch from all but smoke signals for the last two days, Just found a public wharf with a half decent cell phone signal, catching up from here)

 Short trip today, stopped before Lock 9 to get locking pass and mooring pass for the Chambly, Ottawa and Rideau systems in preparation for continuation of our downward steps to the St. Lawrence and Montreal.

Docked on a free wall in St. Jean sur Richleau, very pleasant little town with a French flavor.  Quite a few good restaurants (a review tomorrow perhaps).

A pleasant enough waterfront..

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