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Our Travel Blog
We plan to post several blogs during our trip but there could be days when we will have "AT SEA DAYS" with not very many interesting things to report. If you DOUBLE CLICK on each blog you will open up a window with more details, photos and videos. Be sure to watch out for surprising events that may happen.
HAPPY CANADA DAY
Today is July 1st and we are excited to be in Ottawa, our nation's capital and celebrate Canada Day. We spent the day exploring this...
Paul Hallman
Jul 1, 20211 min read
Lower Ottawa River Cruise
Fairmont Le Château Montebello Resort on the Lower Ottawa River After frustrating days on the water around Montreal, we were expecting...
Paul Hallman
Jul 1, 20212 min read
It was a "Hurray Up & Wait" Kinda Day!
All three pleasure boats waited 4 1/2 hours to enter the St. Lambert lock After two blistering hot and humid days in Montreal, we planned...
Paul Hallman
Jun 30, 20214 min read
Our Last Day in Montreal
Another hot day in the Old City of Montreal and we did our best to stay out of the heat and minimize our exposure to the sun and...
Paul Hallman
Jun 28, 20213 min read
Bienvenue à Montréal
We have been anticipating our arrival in Montreal all week and were excited to finally make it to our most eastern destination. Although...
Paul Hallman
Jun 28, 20212 min read
Eastbound up the St. Lawrence to Montreal
Heading to Montreal on the St. Lawrence Seaway Our visit to Cornwall was an uneventful day although we did have a "Rapids Ride" up the...
Paul Hallman
Jun 27, 20214 min read
Cornwall and Cruising Eastbound
A full day of locking on the St. Lawrence seaway Today was another fantastic day on the water and we travelled from Brockville to...
Paul Hallman
Jun 26, 20214 min read
We made it to Brockville with Flying Colours
Interior of the B&O Railroad Tunnel in Brockville Our cruise today was smooth sailing and our plans were to top up our fuel tanks and get...
Paul Hallman
Jun 25, 20213 min read
Good day on the water - we made it to Lock 1
A perfect spot to take a break and enjoy the views It has been 9 days since we left the Wye Heritage Marina in Midland and in total we...
Paul Hallman
Jun 23, 20213 min read
Day 8 - Relaxed and Docked in Campbellford
Our rebuilt Prop looks brand new After our celebrations yesterday with lots of chocolate, drinks, and tasty food we were ready to cruise...
Paul Hallman
Jun 23, 20212 min read
Day 7 - An Eventful day in Campbellford
We are docked in Cambellford for two nights as we avoid bad weather and winds THURSDAY JUNE 21, 1951 It was a Thursday, under the sign of...
Paul Hallman
Jun 22, 20213 min read
On our way to Healey Falls Locks
This morning we pulled out of the Hastings Marina and headed to Healey Falls Locks. Sunny, calm and a fabulous Father's Day. We hope...
Paul Hallman
Jun 20, 20211 min read
Day 6 – Staying in Port on a Windy Day
Kyle posing on the bow of OUTTOSEE III It's Saturday, June 19th and another sunny warm day on the Trent Waterway. This morning we took it...
Paul Hallman
Jun 19, 20214 min read
Day 5 - Lakefield Lock 26 to Hastings Lock #18
Lock #21 - Finally repaired & worked like a charm For the past few days we’ve had lots to blog about with our adventures and experiences...
Paul Hallman
Jun 19, 20215 min read
Day 4 - Bobcaygeon to Lakefield Lock # 26
Vista View of Lake Buckhorn This was another awesome day on the water but over the course of the last 8 hours we have been through some...
Paul Hallman
Jun 17, 20213 min read
Day 3 - Kirkfield Lift Lock to Bobcaygeon Lock 32
Day 3 started out on a positive note with the Parks Canada staff at the Kirkfield Lift Lock opening right at 10 am so we were first up...
Paul Hallman
Jun 16, 20213 min read
Day 2 - Couchiching Lock to Kirkfield Lift Lock 36
Many small canals lined with trees but many were shallow Day 2 didn’t start as anticipated. We were expecting to be the first boat up the...
Paul Hallman
Jun 16, 20213 min read
Day 1 - Wye Heritage Marina to Couchiching Lock # 42
Our day started at 7 am as we loaded the Tender (Outseein’) onto the swim platform for the first stage of our Cruise. The weather was...
Paul Hallman
Jun 16, 20214 min read
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