Montreal
28 juin 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
We are in Montreal for the next couple days. It was a 59 mile trek to get here but a great day for doing the St. Lawrence. Lots of current but no waves. We mostly were on plane. Surprisingly littleEn savoir plus
Montreal Day Two
29 juin 2024, Canada ⋅ 🌧 68 °F
Today was cool and rainy… and slippery as evidenced by my phone that is now 40 foot down under our boat. Not me this time. James was trying to take a photo of the Royal Canadian Navy ship andEn savoir plus
Lachine
30 juin 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Today we did the Lachine Canal which runs thru Montreal. There are five locks that take about 3.5 hours without stopping. We stopped so it took us 6 hours. The Lachine has an air draft restriction ofEn savoir plus
Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦
1 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We had a nice quiet night last night tied up on the Lachine canal dock … which was good because today was busy busy !! Canada Day is a big boating day. Locks were free today and they were packed. WeEn savoir plus
Montebello
2 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Today we reached two new milestones. We have traveled 3000 miles (3007 to be exact) and we went thru our 50th lock. That lock (Carillon) happens to raise and lower 65 feet… the most of any inEn savoir plus
Welcome to Ontario… and Ottawa!!
3 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
We got a late start today leaving Montebello at 11am which didn’t get us to Ottawa until almost 5pm… too late for locking. So we are outside the first Rideau Lock on the dock and will lock thru inEn savoir plus
Ottawa day two & Happy 4th of July!!
4 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
This morning we lock thru the first 8 Rideau locks with four other boats. We were paired with a very nice couple from Quebec. We only travelled one mile as we tied up on the dock upstream of theEn savoir plus
Ottawa day three
5 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Today was mostly a down day for us. We received our Amazon order so we can bleed steering but it didn’t come until late in the day so we’ll do it in the morning. Highlight of today was seeing theEn savoir plus
Rideau lock 13 Black Rapids
6 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Didn’t take much for pictures but we went thru 5 locks and are on the lock dock at Black Rapids where we have power. It rained a little this evening and we got a nice rainbow. 🌈
Osgoode
8 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Actually Osgoode day two. We are at Hurst Marina hoping to get this steering issue resolved. Today James worked with their mechanic to rebleed the system using a power bleeder. Our test run wasEn savoir plus
Osgoode day 4
10 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
Well the cylinder arrived this afternoon and is installed. Just waiting to bleed the system again. Likely won’t happen until tomorrow. Lots of rain today… remnants of Beryl. Fingers crossed 🤞 !!
Burritts Rapids
11 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
We are on the move again ! AND the motors are tracking together like they should ! 🙌🙌 It was a short day for us leaving the marina after lunch and cruising 2.5 hours for 17 miles. It was also aEn savoir plus
Kilmarnock
12 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Today we left in the first lock but when we docked at 1pm we’d only gone 13 miles. That said we did go thru 8 locks! This lock has power on the downstream side but the dock was full. So we lockedEn savoir plus
The Narrows
13 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Today we went through six locks (traveling 26 miles) and are now well over halfway (82 of 121 miles) through the Rideau. The brochure says typical travel time is 3-5 days… We are on day 10 🤣. WeEn savoir plus
Westport
14 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Today we went a whole 5 miles to Westport, a small town off the Rideau. It was recommended by several people we met. There’s a city marina right in the heart of downtown which is very quaint. I loveEn savoir plus
Upper Brewers
16 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
Today we went thru Davis lock (where we spent the night) and then the flight of four locks at Jones Falls. We reached the Summit of the Rideau yesterday so now we’re going down in all the locks. TheEn savoir plus
Kingston Mills
17 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
7 locks and we are sitting at the bottom of the last lock of the Rideau Canal. Kingston Mills was a flight of four locks 55’ total. We’re now in the valley and on the edge of Kingston proper. ThisEn savoir plus
Beau Rivage
18 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Today we made a quick stop in Kingston and then set out to explore the Thousand Islands. The water here is amazingly clear. There are 18 park islands that allow docking or anchoring. We settled onEn savoir plus
Gananoque
19 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Writing Day 131 on day 132 because we went out on the town last night! Had planned to stay on the island but we met some locals who said there was a waterfront concert in Gananoque 2 miles away. So weEn savoir plus
Camelot Island
20 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
We visited two more islands today. The first (Gordon Island) Moki and I walked the trail while James scrubbed the boat. While we were walking a fawn walked out of the bushes and stopped right in frontEn savoir plus
Georgina Island
21 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Today we are over at Georgina at the recommendation of some of the folks we met yesterday. There’s strong current here and the water is super clear. This area is locally known as the aquarium. OurEn savoir plus
Beau Rivage - part 2
23 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
After visiting several islands we returned to Beau Rivage yesterday. This is our favorite of the four that allow generators and probably our favorite period. Today Dale and Carol joined us on theEn savoir plus
Kingston
24 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
We are in Kingston at the Confederation Basin Marina for a couple days. Today we resupplied and James defrosted the refrigerator. Domestic stuff!! This evening Moki and I went for our walk andEn savoir plus
Kingston day 2
25 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Busy work day for me but Moki and I got a good walk this evening. Last night was swinging music in the market square and tonight is movie night… and there were lots of people set up to watch ‘TheEn savoir plus
Massassauga Point Conservation Area
26 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Big day for Molly Brown… 🥁🥁🥁… We went 55 miles!! We haven’t done miles like that for a good month. Some of it was on plane. We are now anchored off Massassauga Point Conservation Area.En savoir plus























































































































































































































































































































VoyageurHave you been practicing your French? 🙂
VoyageurThey speak very fast here. I can make small convo but that’s about it.
VoyageurÀ lock tender told me there was water for my dog outside the lock office and I understood him 👍.