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Tag Archives: Lake Ontario
Wolfville, Nova Scotia – Sept 8
Wolfville is a small town in the Annapolis Valley and the home of Acadia University. We came here primarily to see the tides of the Bay of Fundy. The best place to see this phenomena is at Hall’s Harbour. Tides … Continue reading
Halifax – Sept 4
We arrived at the airport around 4pm yesterday (Sept 3) and rented a car and headed into Halifax. There were a lot of students around and people were hanging out before the storm hits. We went to “Niche” for dinner … Continue reading
Riviere de Madeleine to Riviere Au Renard – Aug 24
Today was the warmest day we have in a few weeks. It was beautiful and we all stripped down to catch as many of the rays as possible. We haven’t seen very many commercial fishing vessels in this area until … Continue reading
Saguenay Fjord (Baie Eternite) to Tadoussac – Aug 18
It was a calm night and the huge cliffs in the bay were like a geo-thermal furnace so it was a very nice night and morning. We took our time enjoying the beauty and a great breakfast. We sailed most … Continue reading
Saguenay Fjord – Aug 17
Today was a day of days. Just when I thought it couldn’t get better – it did! The fjord is a unique experience which transforms you into a postcard setting of beauty and awe. The walls go straight up on … Continue reading
Tadoussac – Aug 16
It was a foggy rainy day today and we decided to do a few jobs in port and catch up on our sleep. The water has been so cold in this area (6C) that the boat (sole) floor and hull … Continue reading
Malbaie to Tadoussac – Aug 15
Today was one of those “over the top days” that I will remember for the rest of my life. We left the marina with the water like glass and light fog hanging on the water – it was beautiful. As … Continue reading
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Quebec City To Malbaie – Aug 14
I think we broke our record for early starts with a 7:30 lock and then the 70+ miles down stream to Malbaie. We had to leave when the current was in our favour. There is so much tide here that … Continue reading
Quebec City – Aug 12
Today was a day of rest and restocking the boat with provisions and some visiting in the Old City and Port. There always seems to be so much to do when you get into port that has “stuff” available. Quebec … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, cruising, forerunners, Lake Ontario, Paul and Marg, Paul Weigel, Quebec City, sailing, St. Lawrence River
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Trois Rivieres to Quebec City – Aug 11
This part of the trip was all about the current and the wind. We had current that took us to a high of 11.4 knts as we ran through the Richelieu Rapids. The wind was blowing against the current which … Continue reading
Montreal to Trois Rivieres – Aug 10
We started early with a beautiful morning and the expectation of some strong current to carry us downstream at quite a rate. I think there was about 5 knots of current right near the marina. The commercial port goes on … Continue reading
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Montreal – Aug. 9
We didn’t plan on being here another day but taking care of all our shopping just took too long and it ended up being too late to head for Trois Rivieres. We decided to get smoked meat at Schwartz’s as … Continue reading
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Lac Saint Louis to Montreal – Aug 8
We spent last night on the sea wall near Melocheville in Lac Saint Louis. We met a really friendly couple (Pierre) from the upper St. Lawrence who helped us with a lot of information about our trip. There is a … Continue reading
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Cornwall to Lac Saint Louis – Aug 6-7
We had a day taking care of business which included changing the oil, buying food, and setting up some of our electronic systems – a nice day relaxing. Also, the wind was blowing at 35 knots so it was a … Continue reading
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Brockville to Cornwall – Aug. 5
This is the start of the lock system of the river. We went through 3 locks today. They do it differently than on the Trent-Severn so it was all new. We also had a 15-20 knot wind on our stern … Continue reading
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Brockville – Aug. 4
After a little more than a week we had a list of “to dos” to keep us busy for half a day. We worked on a few repairs on the boat in the morning then my friend Bob came and … Continue reading
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Grenadier Island to Brockville – Aug. 3
We had the wind behind us so we ran wing on wing down the river about 10 miles to Brockville. Our friend has a home at Hillcrest (the Brockville Narrows) where we will put in for some good food and … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, cruising, forerunners, Lake Ontario, Paul and Marg, Paul Weigel, sailing, St. Lawrence River
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Kingston to Gananoque – Aug. 1
We needed a pit-stop to get a few things taken care of. We did our shopping and hung out at the Confederation Basin Marina in downtown Kingston (triathalon day). Later we motored over to Gananoque (3 hours), got an ice … Continue reading
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Belleville to Kingston – July 31
Another perfect day except for the wind on the nose – again. The North Channel is one of the really pretty places in Ontario. Adolphus is a place Marg and I often came through on our way home from Brockville … Continue reading
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Coburg to Belleville – July 30
On land everything happens from the horizon down but at sea everything happens from the horizon up. The clouds and the horizon are beautiful and a constant check for every sailor. We decided to cut through the Murray Canal from … Continue reading
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Whitby to Coburg – July 29
It was a perfect morning and we were able to soak it in. One of the best parts about sailing is the interesting people you meet – one of them was Armand. We ran up the lake in near flat … Continue reading
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Toronto to Whitby – July 28
We have been really tired with the new schedule, activities, and bed. There were threatening thunderstorms and a bit of a roll out there today so we came in early, made a big lunch, and had an afternoon snooze. We … Continue reading
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