The Karen Anne Going through the Lift Bridge – When Down it is Only has a 10 Foot ClearanceThis Modern House Sure Does Not Fit in with the Rest of the Houses in the AreaWere Coming Through – They Sure Scattered FastAlong the Bike Path there is Uprooted…
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July 18 – 19, 2011
Ottawa – I think Ottawa is one of most beautiful cities, and it should be as it is the capital of Canada. We did do some tourist things but for the most part just walked around. We went to the Byward Market, and is one of Canada’s oldest public markets…
July 17, 2011
Montebello, Quebec to Ottawa, Ontario – We left the dock at Montebello at 8.00 a.m. for the 42 mile run. It was fortunate we had a good breeze all day as the temperature soared with high humidity. It is Sunday and everything that floated was on the wa…
July 16, 2011
The Chateau Montebello – Originally was a CP Rail Resort – Boasts as the Largest Log Structure in the World – Built in 1930 but was Enlarged over the Years – It is Beautiful and Worth Seeing Inside the ChateauThe Wood Fireplace Chimney at the ChateauIt…
July 15, 2011
Quebec Hydro Dam at CarillonThe Carillon Lock is Unique as the Gate is Lifted not SwungIts a Long Way Up – 65 Feet to be ExactCrowded into the Lock at Carillion like SardinesLooks Like a Mouse – Made from Hay Bails at the Dock in Hawkesbury, OntarioSt….
July 13 -14, 2011
Getting out of the Marina we had to Dodge these Kids Learning how to Kayak – Watched a Couple of them TipCoast Guard Jet Boat Installing BuoysHomemade Wooden BoatBusy Canal Wall at St. Anne de Bellevue – Looks Quiet Here but they Kept Coming and Going …
July 11 – 12, 2011
Montreal – The gang of us took the dinghies to down the Lachine Canal to old port Montreal. We had a great trip through the canal and it took 3 hours. We tied to the dinghy dock between Lock 1 and 2 and then we were off to explore the city and have lun…
July 10, 2011
Entering the Eisenhower LockTying to the Lock – We are on our Way DownLeaving the Lock We Met a Ship in Between the LocksWaiting for the Bridge to LiftThis is Not an Island on Lac St. Louis but this is the Dumping Ground for Montreal and that is Concre…
July 8 – 9, 2011
Birds on a Dead Tree – Looks Like They Were Placed as They are so Evenly SpacedPrivate Yacht ‘Blue Moon’ on the St. Lawrence RiverTied Up at the Iroquois Lock Waiting for the Commercial Traffic to ClearThe Ships Rub Against this Rail to Slow Themselves…
July 7, 2011
This is the Original Dining Room Furniture – The Table comes with Buttons in the Corners that Rings a Bell in the Kitchen for the Staff to ComeOffice at Singer CastleTook This Picture of a Picture – The Bourne’s Family Formal Ski Vacation in the AlpsWo…