Boating teaches you lots of patience. The Saint Lawerence Seaway connects Montreal to Lake Ontario. For this section of our journey the procedure for booking the locks - as mentioned before - is different. This is because the locks are run by St Lawerence Seaway Management Cooperation. The locks were designed for the very large commercial vessels and are 766 feet long,80 feet wide and drop 30 feet. Pleasure vessels wait until they are given permission to enter and this is done by loudspeaker- there is no communication by radio.
A daily schedule of opening times for pleasure craft is available on the website by 7am. When your boat enters the lock there is a Bridge Diversion which is a few feet before the exit gate , this allows the larger vessels to stop in time which keeps the vessel the correct distances from the lock gate - a very practical idea. 
The Yacht Club of Montreal is in the basin west of the Clock Tower right in Old Montreal. Close to the most historic part of the city with lots of cafes, restaurants, museums and shops. We were in time to witness one of the best fireworks Nana has ever seem. Always a great event especially when you can catch it right from your boat.Tonite's display was the Italians turn so the fireworks were accompanied by wonderful Italian music - through the summer Montreal has International fireworks every Wednesday and Saturday and at the end of the summer there is a vote as to which country provided the best show.
There moments simply cannot be captured by camera! You just have to present in the moment. Nana and Nandad have a list of activities they would like to accomplish and are so excited to have made it this far.
Most of Nana and Nandads day was spent waiting however we entered the first lock Cote Sanite Catherine at 11.30 am and the second Saint Lambert Lock at 2.30 pm. NH cruised into the Yacht Club of Montreal at 4 pm. Another exhausting day but now we get to explore for three full days.
The Yacht Club of Montreal is in the basin west of the Clock Tower right in Old Montreal. Close to the most historic part of the city with lots of cafes, restaurants, museums and shops. We were in time to witness one of the best fireworks Nana has ever seem. Always a great event especially when you can catch it right from your boat.Tonite's display was the Italians turn so the fireworks were accompanied by wonderful Italian music - through the summer Montreal has International fireworks every Wednesday and Saturday and at the end of the summer there is a vote as to which country provided the best show.
There moments simply cannot be captured by camera! You just have to present in the moment. Nana and Nandad have a list of activities they would like to accomplish and are so excited to have made it this far.
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