LAST DAY IN CANADA

August 15, 2023

Lynn here today…..

And it was a great day!  Beautiful weather, calm water, and nine locks on the Chambly canal. These locks were smaller than most that we’ve been through and you would think that makes them easier, but it’s actually the opposite. The surge of water feels stronger in the smaller locks – guess the water just doesn’t dissipate as much over a smaller area. And we were in the lock with another fairly large boat. 

Quite a surge as the lock fills!

Yesterday, we commented on how cool it would be to see a seaplane take off or land. The river was wide, calm and looked like a perfect “ runway”.  Well today we saw one. He took off right in front of us and then circled back overhead – really cool. 

Very modern bascule bridge at lock 9.

The last ten miles on the Richelieu River were beautiful and we pulled into the marina at 2:30. The owner let me borrow his pick up truck to run to the grocery store – first time I ever drove one. But luckily made it back in one piece. 

We cooked burgers on the marina grill, cleared US immigration on-line, and are now settled in comfortably for our trip tomorrow to visit Rod’s friends from college who have a home on Lake Champlain.