August 1 - Ottawa to St Anne de Bellevue

After three nights, on July 24th, we left Ottawa.  A beautiful city, but time to move on.


But first we needed to go down the famous eight locks in Ottawa.  We arrived at 8:30 in the morning and completed the locks in five and a half hours - we were done at 1:45.




But after a long day in the locks, we had a short trip to the Casino Lac Lemy across the Ottawa river in Gatineau.  A free dock plus a $50 credit for food.  Not a bad deal.



Following the casino we headed down the Ottawa River to the Chateau Montebello.  This is our second visit to the largest log hotel in North America.  The last time we stayed in the nearby town.  This time we splurged and stayed two nights at the hotel marina.  And they had golf & a great pool.


After spending enough time in the lap of luxury (aka Canadian dollars), we headed on to Hawkesberry and then St Anne de Bellevue.  We traveled through the highest lock on our trip - about 65 feet drop while tied to a floating dock.


St Anne de Bellevue is a perfect stop.  Plus we were trying to stay ahead of a thunderstorm.  The lock at St Anne is the shortest lock - 1 inch.  Water levels on the lower side are so high there is no drop from the top to the bottom.  But they still tie you up, close the doors and lock you through.


On one side of the canal the water covers the dock.




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  1. Jeff MarcumAugust 1, 2019 at 11:57 AM

    What a great trip. And what a beautiful boat! I noticed long sleeves. Is it chilly there in the evening?

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