Sunday, June 24, Day 51: Today is our final day on the New York canal system, with our destination being Oswego, NY on the southern shore of Lake Ontario. Our goal is to position ourselves on the shore of Lake Ontario, and be ready for a break in the weather predicted for the next several days, which is forecasted to be 15-25 knots of wind out of the northwest or west. We need to cross the lake only if the wind is very light, because the lake has the reputation for being very nasty if the winds exceed 15 knots and from the west due to the long fetch across the river from the western shore. We went through another 7 locks today, all down & very easy, which was fortunate because a steady drizzle started about 3, leaving Belinda out in the rain during the locking process to handle the lines.
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Once we cross the great lake, we will arrive in Kingston, Ontario, where we will clear Canadian customs, and begin our visit of Canada. From Kingston, we have considered several alternate routes: we can either go down (northeast) the St. Lawrence Seaway, towards Montreal, or we can go up the Rideau Canal toward Ottawa, or start our trip through the Trent-Severn canal system. After discussing the options with other experienced loopers, we have decided to go up the Rideau Canal toward Ottawa, which is renowned for its beauty and charm, reminiscent of canals in central Europe.
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Once we cross the great lake, we will arrive in Kingston, Ontario, where we will clear Canadian customs, and begin our visit of Canada. From Kingston, we have considered several alternate routes: we can either go down (northeast) the St. Lawrence Seaway, towards Montreal, or we can go up the Rideau Canal toward Ottawa, or start our trip through the Trent-Severn canal system. After discussing the options with other experienced loopers, we have decided to go up the Rideau Canal toward Ottawa, which is renowned for its beauty and charm, reminiscent of canals in central Europe.
First lock on the Oswego Canal. We stopped for lunch here.
Our lunch spot.
Looking back in a lock after just being lowered. You can see the water line on the lock walls. Behind the gates is a wall of water.
Surprise!! After the lock gates opened there was a bridge too low for Rickshaw to get under. We had to wait for the Lockmaster to raise the bridge.
The gates of this lock just opened and we are heading out -
This jet skier is jumping our wake. He followed us quite a ways and put on a show for us.
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