Saturday, July 21, 2012                       

76°28.031’ W

44°15.257’ N

Rideau Marina

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Today was a four hour day on the water. Most of the time was spent going very slow through a channel cut through a marsh! The channel was well marked but not very scenic.

The last lock we encountered was a step lock of four - drops totaling 48 feet! The wind was blowing making the movement from lock to lock tricky at best. Because of the wind and the number of boats they stuffed into a given cell it took a bit longer than usual.

We arrived at the Rideau Marina to find it had been sold to a developer and this is the marinas last season. Needless to say everything is in bad repair or missing - like the fuel docks! Stan and I both kicked up a lot of mud getting to our assigned dock before shutting down for the day.

Stan and Colleen’s guests were picked up via cab and will return home today.

Tomorrow we have scheduled an early departure from here and hope to make Oswego, NY weather permitting. We have chosen an emergency anchorage if we get caught half way across Lake Ontario and the wind kicks up causing heavy seas.