End of the Rideau canal

All too soon our time on the Rideau Canal comes to an end as we descend the nine flight of locks to the Ottowa river below.

We are in Montreal, our first Wifi hot spot since the Westport about mid Rideau canal. The canal continued to be a joy and we serendipitously found ourselves in the heart of Ottowa for the celebration of the designation of the Rideau as a World Heritage site, rather like a modern version of the Seven Wonders of the world. The canal is most deserving and is truly a world class treasure. As usual we will let the pictures tell the story. Just too difficult to describe in words.
We will post Montreal later, a magnificent old world city where we are parked a stones throw from the heart of old town with all of it's charm and history.

Except for the almost daily rain the cruise continues to exceed our expectations and most of the more technical challenges behind us.

Tomorrow, 08/10 we will head for Sorel 40 miles down (Northeast) the St Lswrence Seaway where we turn south on the Richelieu Canal headed for Lake Champlain, 100 miles further south.

We should be back in daily internet range by next week. You will again find the pictures on picasaweb.google.com/lropka