NOTE: Having trouble uploading pictures to blog - will insert at another time - just wanted you to know that we are not lost.
We continue to have good weather while the Olsson’s are with us. They just made their plans to be driven back to Ottawa tomorrow, to get their car. We hope they have enjoyed the trip down the Rideau as much as Barb and I have enjoyed their company.
We are now tied up in Smith Falls (picture is 'The Pond' where we are tied up) which is a major stopping point for people boating on the Rideau Canal. We are about half way or 60 miles into the Canal. We’re in a slip that is located between locks that flank the town with a city park as our front yard. In addition to restaurants there is a Wal-Mart, two museums and other stores within walking distance.
Our luck was still holding when we found twenty feet of finger to tie up to. There was a 35 foot sail boat between us and the main dock which left port minutes after I completed hooking up electric and water! Within minutes after tying up the second time, we noticed a couple of loopers, Ann and Ralph, which we had met when we did the set of eight locks together. They were in the canal and looking for a place to tie up and we gave them a shout there was room. With our good fortune they were able to moor on the same finger opposite us then join the four of us for dinner across the canal. With some luck we will most likely see them again in the next few weeks, as were both traveling the same route.
