America's Great Loop on Emilie B

It's been almost 2 weeks since my last post, but it feels like we have experienced way more than could possibly fit into 2 weeks. We finished up the Rideau Canal, which in itself was pretty special, spent a couple of nights in the lovely city of Kingston, ON, boated through the Thousand Islands, crossed back into the US to pick up some packages in Clayton, NY, toured the Antique Wooden Boat Museum, celebrated Canada Day in Trenton, ON and completed 17 locks on the Trent Severn waterway, bringing our total lock count to date to 90!!!  We are still traveling with our buddy boat Voyager, which makes locking much more fun, since it is usually just our boats in the locks. We have met some great people whom we expect to see again along the way.  We are off to Peterborough, ON tomorrow, where we'll transit one of the more unique locks on this adventure. So many pictures and so many memories that could not be captured.  Here are some highlights of the last 2 weeks. Canada Day fir...

We have just completed day 34 of our adventure and while each day is unique, we have been going through a lot of locks lately. Today we did 10, which brings us to a total of 52 to date. All but 3 have been Parks Canada, meaning they are run by Parks Canada and are of historical significance. All the lock masters are really nice, mostly young (summer jobs) and quite helpful in getting you to your planned destination of the day. Locking can be a bit stressful, each one an opportunity to improve on your technique (reminds of learning how to land an airplane and just when you think you have it, the next one is not quite as good) and at the end of the day, you certainly feel like you have accomplished something.  We are a bit "lock fatigued" and after another 8 locks tomorrow, we'll stay put for a couple of days to reprovision and then finish up the Rideau Canal in Kingston, ON early next week. We had beautiful weather in Montreal, perfect for walking and enjoying the sites Ne...