Sea No Evil Travels

We left early this morning on our way towards a possible anchorage in the Whitefish Lake area. there were alot of tight channels with rocky shores. We meandered through Clear Lake, Indian Lake and before entering Opinicon Lake we had to go through Chaffey’s Lock where we met a river Continue Reading

It was another day of getting up early to time the lock out of Smiths Falls. We were about an hour early so we tied up along the wall before the lock and enjoyed a nice breakfast. Beachside joined us on the wall along with a Canadian couple. After locking Continue Reading

After a long stay in Ottawa it was time to move forward. Our destination was Hurst Marina in order to get fuel and a pump out. The trip was uneventful and the weather was windy and rainy. The major part of the trip was through the the outskirts of Ottawa Continue Reading

Again it was an early start to move forward on the Rideau towards Smiths Falls. We were joined by “No Rush” for the run through the beautiful lakes and river. Along the way we were also joined by all the kayakers from yesterday. They were allowed into the locks with Continue Reading

After a quiet night on a sketchy dock it was time to move on to Merrickville hoping to get a spot on the wall above the lock. Our first lock was about 4 miles down the river. The weather was beautiful and the countryside was covered with old farm houses Continue Reading

Today is the big day for our trip to Ottawa. We were looking forward to the eight step locks into the city of Ottawa, Ontario. The eight locks (in flight) with a total lift of 24.1 m (79.1 feet). The Ottawa Locks are the northern entrance to the Rideau Canal. Continue Reading

It is now say two on the Ottawa River with “TNT Kiss”. we started out early as expected but my disembarkment didn’t end too well. We headed out towards the main channel and while we were in the marked channel I struck something on my starboard prop shuttering the boat. Continue Reading

We were looking forward to a great day moving west on the Ottawa River which is the border line between Quebec on the north and Ontario on the south. Peter and Rachel on ” TNT Kiss” were scheduled to meet us at 0900 and lead us on the river to Continue Reading

After a great stay in Montreal we bid farewell to Mike and Eva who were flying out of Montreal and it was time for Maria and I to head west to Sainte Anne De Bellevue which was only 10 miles away. We had made plans with our new friends Peter Continue Reading

We had to start early today due to the 2 locks and a bridge we had to time for the single morning opening. We were 5 hours from the Point Laroque Bridge and the Beauharnois Upper and Lower locks. The schedule for our opening does not get posted until 0730 Continue Reading