We
locked through St. Ours at 8:30 when they opened for the day. Again, we
appreciated that it was a weekday as we cruised south on the Richelieu. There
was very little boat activity and the water was just as smooth as glass for at
least the first hour.
Arrive Chambly 1:45 pm
27.38 nautical miles, 5 hrs, 15 min total time, 5.5 engine hours
WX Clear, winds calm, increasing to 12-15 kts west, Nice Ride
On this
trip we have been through a total of 79 locks – counting the 10 Chambly and 2
of the St. Lawrence locks twice. I think we can call ourselves quite
experienced in that department.
In St. Jean we said goodbye to our trusty companions, Micki and Steve on Endurance. What a pleasure it was to travel with them, taking turns leading the way, conferring in the evening about the next day’s route, and learning from their expertise as travelers, both as campers and boaters. They wanted to stay on the wall in St. Jean and explore the town a little more, while we pushed on to a small marina about ten miles north of the US border.
We spent the night at Saint-Paul-de-I’lle-aux-Noix, a pretty quiet place which was not really set up for transients, but it had everything we needed, although Lily would have liked a pool.
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| Morning view along the Richelieu |
Of
course, the breeze had picked up as we entered the Chambly Basin and made our
way over to the dock with the blue line at the base of the locks. It was lunch
hour and we had to wait about 30 to 40 minutes before things started to run
again at 1:15 which gave us a good chance to relax and raid the refrigerator.
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| Another church steeple |
We
locked up 3 stair step chambers and at the top we were in the center of Chambly
.We tied up for the night against the wall there. It was a nice touristy town,
especially being at the end of the canal and the bike path, with one main strip
of shops. It was both bike and pedestrian friendly and it had ice cream and a
grocery. Lily and I had a good walk and browsed a bit, but the afternoon was
warm so we were glad to get back to the shade of the boat. Just like the night
before, we didn’t have a power hook up, or Wifi, but it was certainly a
pleasant overnight stay.
Captain’s Log, July 10, 2012
Depart
St. Ours Lock 8:30 am |
| View at the top of lock 3 |
Captain’s Log, July 10, 2012
Arrive Chambly 1:45 pm
27.38 nautical miles, 5 hrs, 15 min total time, 5.5 engine hours
WX Clear, winds calm, increasing to 12-15 kts west, Nice Ride
Wednesday, Day 27
It was
another 8:30 departure as we made our way south along the Chambly Canal. There
were 5 locks in fairly rapid succession and the sun was already intense as we
went through locks 4 to 8. We then enjoyed the hour and a half stretch to St.
Jean with a couple of easy bridges opening as we approached. We were glad to get to the last lock, #9 at
noon – the first and last one of the whole trip! In St. Jean we said goodbye to our trusty companions, Micki and Steve on Endurance. What a pleasure it was to travel with them, taking turns leading the way, conferring in the evening about the next day’s route, and learning from their expertise as travelers, both as campers and boaters. They wanted to stay on the wall in St. Jean and explore the town a little more, while we pushed on to a small marina about ten miles north of the US border.
We spent the night at Saint-Paul-de-I’lle-aux-Noix, a pretty quiet place which was not really set up for transients, but it had everything we needed, although Lily would have liked a pool.
Tomorrow:
back in the USA!
Captain’s Log, July 11, 2012
Departed Chambly 8:25 am
Arrived St. Paul, 2:25
20.62 nautical miles, 5.5 hrs engine time, 6 hours total time
WX clear! Winds calm to SW 5-10 kts, locked through Chambly canal
Our resident photographer seems to be on vacation - she deserves a needed break.20.62 nautical miles, 5.5 hrs engine time, 6 hours total time
WX clear! Winds calm to SW 5-10 kts, locked through Chambly canal
Homeward Bound - and on our side of the border! Love that smooth, smooth water. How pretty. Great to see the pictures!
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