The National Arts Centre was amazing. As luck would have it we had our own box and the show was simply perfection. Our pre theater dinner at the Irish pub D’Arcy McGee’s was worth the stop. It has a great Irish feel and great food and service.
At 9am NH docked on the blue line with four other boats to prepare for the descent down the Flight of Stairs. Now you are at the mercy of the Lockmaster who decides which boats go in and whether it starts top to bottom or bottom to top. This morning the Lockmaster decided that the boats at the bottom would go first. This means NH waits with the other boats for at least two hours! No worries for Nana , she decided to take a lovely brisk walk along the canal with the bikers, walkers, joggers and rollerbladers. After a wonderful Yoga session on the boat F/B early lunch , we were ready to go. What a ride we had. This is the picture of the boats coming out of the eight lock flight which took two and a half hours.
Here are the flight of stairs from the Ottawa River side with boats entering to go back up. The building in the French Gothic Chateauesque style is the Fairport Chateau Laurier hotel. The lockmasters get no rest and continue this routine until 5 pm.
The Ottawa River is a busy waterway through two provinces: Quebec on the north and Ontario on the South. The river is quite wide and ends at mile 97 at the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Lock. We cruise by the Rideau Falls, several small marinas, pass two ferry crossings at Cumberland and Clarence Islands and finally set anchor at a beautiful spot called Ile Dube. Initially we had a few day boats anchored close to us with very loud rock music however they quickly scattered and left us to ourselves for a quite evening. Although sunset is not until 8.45 Nana was able to get a lovely picture 30 minutes before sunset.
This is Nandad doing what he does best - chatting up the other boaters and lockmasters. Also, take note , he continues the GPI campaign. We were under the bridge so at least we were shaded from the extreme sun.
Here are the flight of stairs from the Ottawa River side with boats entering to go back up. The building in the French Gothic Chateauesque style is the Fairport Chateau Laurier hotel. The lockmasters get no rest and continue this routine until 5 pm.
NH on the Ottawa River leaving the city of Ottawa in the background.
The Ottawa River is a busy waterway through two provinces: Quebec on the north and Ontario on the South. The river is quite wide and ends at mile 97 at the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Lock. We cruise by the Rideau Falls, several small marinas, pass two ferry crossings at Cumberland and Clarence Islands and finally set anchor at a beautiful spot called Ile Dube. Initially we had a few day boats anchored close to us with very loud rock music however they quickly scattered and left us to ourselves for a quite evening. Although sunset is not until 8.45 Nana was able to get a lovely picture 30 minutes before sunset.
Tomorrow we will see if we can get a slip at Le Château Montebello Marina.
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