June 14th Update

June 14, 2009

We are now on the mooring wall in downtown Ottawa. We had a very nice trip up the Ottawa River arriving on Friday afternoon. We locked up the 8 locks of the start of the Rideau Canal. As we were the only boat we were the afternoon entertainment for ~400 people. They line the locks and the overlooking bridge. The tourists were taking multiple pictures. This is a very beautiful place very much European in its flavor.

We meet some very nice people on their boat from the area and went to dinner last night in Ottawa’s version of Fanuel Hall. Talk about leisurely dining we did not finish dinner until after 11:00 PM. Then, of course, we had to dance for a while.

The weather has become very nice, 75 to 80 degrees and sunny. The outlook for the next three days is more of the same.

We will probably take 5-6 days to transit the Rideau before we return to Lake Ontario. We have covered 823 NM in our first month