We arrived in Baie Éternité Sunday afternoon after a short cruise from Anse Saint-Jean. Eternity Bay is part of Parcs Québec, and encompasses a large section of the Saguenay River, or more accurately, Fjord. The Fjord was formed during the last ice age, carved out by glaciers. The actual fjord depth in some areas is […]
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Saguenay to Anse-Saint-Jean
Jul 17th 2010Cruise Log & Down East Loop & Location
We arrived at Tadoussac Friday afternoon, oozing out of the fog as we approached the wharf adjacent to the marina docks. Tadoussac is a popular whale watching area. There is a marine mammal research facility located there that has a wonderful information or interpretation center as they’re called here. Lots of information about whales and […]
Québec City to Cap-a-l’aigle
Jul 15th 2010Cruise Log & Down East Loop & Location
With the inclusion of tides in our planning, we need to set our departure time to take advantage of tidal flow, since from this point we’ll be experiencing currents in both directions. Failure to take tide into consideration could result in having to spend a lot of time fighting a current vs. getting a speed […]
Touring Québec City
Jul 14th 2010Down East Loop & Life aboard
Tuesday, 7/13 7815 7809 7818 Tuesday began with some cloudiness and a few drizzles; undaunted we mounted our assault on Québec City. Our 1st stop would be the old town and the Citadel, where we would see the changing of the guard at 10 AM and tour the fort. Québec City is pretty much built […]
Québec City
Jul 12th 2010Cruise Log & Down East Loop & Location
We departed Montréal on Sunday, the 11th, and made the 79 mile run to Trois Rivières where we stayed overnight. Trois Rivières is a pleasant spot, not much around other than a park, but it was a good spot for a walk, and Molly got to do a lot of swimming! Water temps near 70. […]
Bienvenue à Montréal!
Jul 10th 2010Cruise Log & Down East Loop & Location
7695 7698 We left Cornwall shortly after 0800, and arrived in Montréal some 12 hours and 4 locks later. The cruise from Cornwall is not as scenic as those before, and longer. A 70 mile day is a long day for us, but we did get some help from the river with currents boosting our […]
Cornwall, Ontario
Jul 7th 2010Cruise Log & Down East Loop & Location
7620 7632 We got an early start in Brockville, heading to a local bake shop for an early morning stroll, double duty to get the pups out and pick up some goodies for breakfast which was to be prepared underway. We shoved off around 0800, bound for Cornwall. Our cruise would take us through the […]
Boldt Castle & 1000 Islands
Jul 6th 2010Cruise Log & Down East Loop & Location
7569 We cruised from Kingston to Alexandria Bay, NY on Sunday, mixing it up with LOTS of boaters out for the long holiday weekend that straddles the US-Canadian border. Canada Day to the north, Independence Day in the US. Warm, sunny weather that’s perfect for boating, and EVERYONE who owns a boat in the 1000 […]
Oh, Canada….
Jul 5th 2010Cruise Log & Down East Loop & Location
We arrived in Canada on July 4th, we have our holidays transposed, as we missed the Canada Day celebration in Canada, and our departure from the states was on Independence Day. We missed the fireworks on both sides of the border! Not total disappointment since we didn’t miss the bazillion boats in the Thousand Islands […]
Oswego – Lake Ontario!
Jul 1st 2010Cruise Log & Down East Loop & Location
Tuesday So, we made it to the shores of Lake Ontario! We’re in Oswego, NY waiting for the wind to lay. Our locking yesterday was not as relaxed as previous days, despite the fact that we were locking down- usually less turbulent so the boat doesn’t tap dance with the lock walls quite as much. […]