Link to today’s route: https://share.nebo.global/voyage/58ab05ce-e626-49b1-b88a-646c40f3389e
We finished the last eight locks on the Rideau Canal all in one flight in Ottawa. We were told the night before that a couple of other boats were locking down with us, so we needed to be at the lock gate at 9:00 AM when they opened. After we noticed several other boats lining up at the gate at 8:30 AM, we decided to head down early ourselves. Another trawler cut in front of us as we moved down, but the joke was on them, because the blue line was full and there was nowhere for them to wait. So after trying several maneuvers to dock on the wall in front of us, they ended up having to retreat to a spot behind us. Peter caught it all on his camera because he was prepared for filming the lock descent: https://photos.app.goo.gl/vCYcCZggrx4X2LiA8
I’ll have to post the film of our actual descent another time because the video is too long and turned the wrong way for some reason.
There were so many boats waiting for the lock, that they split us into two groups. The four boats ahead of us went down the first two locks before they sent our group down.
We saw the largest number of spectators so far, many of whom followed us from the very top to the very bottom.
The Ottawa River marks the border between Ontario and Québec. The Marine de Hull where we stayed in Gatineau, is in Québec, where the population is French-speaking.
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