August
07 – 16, 2013
Here I am!
I hope you missed me! I’ve
been a few places where there was no Internet service available and Kate’s
hotspot was iffy for a bit.
Anyway – Dreamchaser
and I left Chambly on the morning of the 7th. We only had one lock to do and it was
different! We tied to a floating
dock at St. Ours and rode up very nicely.
We stayed at the Parc Nautique de Sorel. There were no dockhands but the boaters there were very
helpful.
On Thursday the 8th we all headed
west to Montreal. No locks to do,
but I did have to contend with the current in the St. Lawrence Seaway. I passed very few boats today and only
one container ship just before docking at Longueuil (across the river from
Montreal). It’s a nice town with a
number of restaurants, grocery, patisseries, etc. The people enjoyed it.
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| Cathedral at Varennes, Quebec |
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Friday, Saturday and Sunday the people explored
Montreal and Longueuil. They
really didn’t spend too much time with Dreamchaser
and I!
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| Rue St. Paul, Montreal |
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| Place de Armes, Montreal - Ginny & Kate |
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| Basilica de Notre Dame |
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| Stylized "Lily" of Montreal, Montreal City Hall |
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Monday the 12th we both got fuel and
a pump-out and then headed out to do two locks on the Seaway. They were big and I had boats rafted to
me in both locks! We ended up in
Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue for the night tied on the lock wall. I’m getting to use my mooring pass!
Tuesday was an exciting day because I was going to
see an old friend – My Way – and our
people were going to get together.
I had to do 2 more locks today.
They both had floating docks like St. Ours. The Carillon Lock is a 65-foot lift and has a door just like
Lock 17 on the Erie. They are the
only 2 like this in America.
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| Entrance to Carillon Lock |
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| "My Way" |
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| Wayne & Francine Assaly's house, Grenville, Quebec |
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I am spending the night on the town wall in Hawkesbury,
Ontario, which is right across the river from My Way. All the people
go to dinner at the house – Jada gets to go too – but we are fine tied to our
wall.
On Wednesday I headed west again to Montebello
and Le Chateau Montebello Marina.
This is a big resort and I will be staying there for 3 nights. The people are going to be “pampered “! I hope they don’t forget me!
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| Le Chateau Montebello |
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| Fred, Kate, & Ginny - Chateau Montebello |
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