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We left the marina at 9:00 for our next destination, Merrickville, supposed to be a beautiful village along the Rideau.  24 miles and 7 locks were navigated, we arrived at 12:30 so we had time to check out the town.  We had entered the Rid…

 We left Ottawa at 9:00 AM, as a bridge we had to have open would not oblige us until after rush hour.  Our destination was Hurst marina, a Sea Ray dealer in Kars.  Nothing special but a good stopping point.  Not near a town, jsut…

We enjoyed out time in Ottawa.  Beautiful bike paths, gardens and sights.  We visited museums, the Parliament (Capital Hill) and markets. Of course the ladies checked out the many boutiques.

  Here is Canada’s Parliame…

We moved a mile from Hull Marina across the Ottawa River to the blue line to enter the locks at Ottawa.  The first lockage is at 8:30 AM. since there are 8 locks to traverse and a lot of things to see in Ottawa we wanted to be tied up …

 We left Montebello at 9:00AM for our 42 mile run to Hull, QC which is across the river from Ottawa, the capital.  Still hazy and a little fog with rain predicted as hit and miss.  Mostly miss luckily.

 We passed numerous privat…

The Chateau Montebello is the largest log structure in the world, our next destination.  It was built in 1930.  Presently it is a Fairmount Hotel with an adjacent marina which is in a protected basin.  We elected to spend two nights he…

We departed for Montebello at 9:00AM, the first lockage. The procedure is to pull to the blue line as the blue line that alerts the eclusier that you wish to lock through, they do not monitor the radio.  Cost in these locks, $45.   &nb…

We left Montreal at 8:00 AM as the lock schedule showed availability for pleasure craft at 9:00 AM.  Short distance with a brisk 6 knot current which is visible on the buoy to the right. Our destination was St Anne de Bellevue, 37 mile…

Our marina for the Week, Port d’Escale, in old Montreal.  Good climb out but worth it as the promenade above was filled with tourists.  Link to Marina

 L’Oratoire St. Joseph on the highest point in Montreal. Great views but a hike up…

 
We enjoyed a week in Montreal.  The marina, Port d’Escale is located in Vieux Montreal, right in all the sights.  Ian and Joan left on Saturday for Quebec City before heading home to Scotland.  Pam and Kurt arrived on Monday fo…