The Rideau Canal is North America’s oldest continuously operating canal. This 125 mile long chain of rivers, lakes, cut canals and locks was built between 1826-1832 as a military defense route to connect Ottawa with Lake Ontario. Although the canal has never been used for military purposes, it is now used primarily by recreational boaters to move from Ottawa to Kingston on Lake Ontario. It is managed well by the…
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Cruising the Ottawa River
After several days of great sightseeing in Montreal, we left early the next morning to begin a new path westward to cruise on the beautiful Ottawa river. We had to first backtrack through the St. Lambert lock and unfortunately we were delayed by several hours at the second lock (St. Catherine) while the maintenance crews repaired one of the lock gates that would not close. After the unexpected delay, we…
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On The Road Again!
After a seven week break from our Great Loop journey, we are now back aboard Hydrotherapy and have resumed our travels North and heading into Canada. We flew home end of May so that we could be there for the arrival of our newest grandchild. Worth and Erin welcomed their beautiful little girl, Lillian Elizabeth, on June 14th. Grace is a doting and loving big sister and is so proud…
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Beyond the Locks
The fog lifted and we have enjoyed beautiful weather cruising up the Hudson River from NYC. We stopped at some picturesque marinas as we continued north. Just beyond Troy, NY, we entered the Erie Canal system. This series of locks was originally constructed in the 1820’s for the purpose of moving commerce from Albany, NY to Buffalo. The original small barges were pulled by mules. Now the Erie…
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Weathering the Storm
It was a beautiful day with calm water, sunny skies, and no wind when we left the marina in Chesapeake City on Thursday morning. We docked at the marina in Cape May, NJ under the same sunny skies we left in the morning. Thursday was a three state travel day. We started in Maryland, passed through Delaware on the Delaware River, and ended in New Jersey. We knew a weather…
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Changes in Latitude
We continue to travel north on the Chesapeake Bay. At times we have crisscrossed from the eastern shore to the western shore and back, as we try to visit as many of the notable small towns as possible. We cruised into the beautiful historic port of Annapolis yesterday and enjoyed our walking tour of the Naval Academy today. Once again, we are so incredibly proud of these fine young men…