Coteau Landing, looking out on the anchorage. The anchorage is the mouth of the old Canal de Soulanges which was the principal route up the St. Lawrence before the construction of the Seaway.
Coteau Landing from the municipal wharf. Pretty little town
Locking through at Beauharnois. There are two locks in this series, both with a port tie. All of the other locks in the seaway are starboard ties.
Locked and loaded
Sea Scouts rafted to us.
Looks like snow!
But it's salt
Champlain bridge viewed from Le canal du rive sud. Brossard for the land lubbers.
St Lambert Lock # 1. The first lock of the seaway going upbound, the last going down bound. As it turned out it was the only lock where we had a delay, and of course it was at the end of the day, so we locked through in the dark!
YUP LOOKS LIKE A LOCK.
More Champlain bridge.
Had to wait for this guy. No arguments
The clock tower marking the entrance to Yacht Club de Montreal. Despite its obvious presence , the actual path through the breakwaters is lit by poorly maintained yellow lights that are about as bright as those duck to dawn LED garden lights from Canadian Tire.
Chinatown..... finally home cooking
The Marina basin in the daylight. Very pretty location, only a short walk from Place Jacques Cartier in old Montreal and a 20 minute or $8 cab ride from St. Catherine and University.
L-R Cousin Ellen, Pat, Son Richard, and his girlfriend Michelle. Lots of family time on this trip.
The Yacht Club de Montreal as viewed from the Cardinal Bouy at the end of Isle Ste. Helene. Its only about 1.5 miles from the mark, but it takes almost an hour to get there because of the 5 knot current!
Ahhhhh. Our first opportunity to be like cruisers. We anchored in Isle aux sables in the St. Pierre Archipelago. The first day we had the whole place to ourselves.
Can't buy the solitude
Downtown Trois Rivieres waterfront. Gone are the sailor bars and brothels.
Our anchorage in the St. Maurice River at Trois Rivieres
On the hook in Trois Rivieres
Its hard to believe that we are only a 5 minute dingy ride from Wayagamack Island which is the home of a large, noisy and smelly pulp mill.
Dragon flies are everywhere
You only get nervous the first couple of times you pass one of these.
Chrysler Park Battlefield - interesting in that there are no placques or signs depiciting how we beat the Americans during the war of 1812, unlike the signs in Sackets Harbor where the Americans conceded victory.
Sunset on the Basin d'horloges. Clock tower basin for the Anglos
This guy's bow wave was easily 6 feet high
There is no rafting in the American Locks. This one is the Snell locks
Iroquois Falls Lock. Sort of a primer for locking. Its actually easier to go through than the Murray Canal.
Eisenhower Locks. The mooring system is very sophisticated. The Bollards float , so when the water goes down, the bollard moves with it. All you need to do is secure the bow and stern to the bollard to prevent forward and aft motion, and keep your hull off the sides of the lock with your hand or a boat pole. Easssy!
Each lock is anywhere from30-60 feet. Believe me it seems like a long way down.
Ellen and Pat
Ellen, Pat and Richard
Isle St Quentin to the left and the mouth of the St. Maurice River
Pont Laviolette crossing the st. Lawrence at Trois Rivieres. There is 3 knots of current approaching the bridge.
Coteau Landing - A great place to pause just before Montreal, on the east end of Lac St. Francois.
Serge M's place in Trois Rivieres. A sailor and great host
