The wind died this morning allowing us to shift over to the fuel dock for diesel and pumpout. We loaded 214.6 gallons. Having traveled 617 miles that computes to just about 2.9 miles per gallon. Not too much worse that a giant motorhome I would guess.
After that operation we traveled downriver to Heart Island and Boldt Castle where we docked in a little heart shaped lagoon. Boldt Castle was really quite amazing. I won’t go into detal here but I recommend you go to the Boldt Castle website: http://www.boldtcastle.com
We spent about 4 hours at the castle and then crossed back into Canada docking for the nitght at a Parks Canada dock on Georgina Island. There are several Parks Canada docks in the Thousand Islands as well as the Trent and Rideau canals. Our pass that allowed us to dock on the canal also allows us to dock at any of the Parks Canada docks. Parks Canada is similar to our national parks, I think. They are usually fairly rustic with no water or electric.
Tomorrow we plan to leave early and arrive in Kingston by noon or so to spend the day. We’ve heard from several cruisers that Kingston is a very beautiful and historic city with lots to see and do. We should also have wifi there to catch you up on our travels.
Clayton to Boldt Castle to Georgina Island
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Alexandria Bay, New York, United States
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1Under Way
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2Port Huron to Kincardine
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3Kincardin to Port Elgin
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4Port Elgin Day Two
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5Port Elgin toTobermory
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6Tobermory to Port Severn
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7Port Severn to Swift Rapids
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8Swift Rapids to Thorah Lock 40
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9Thorah to Rosedale Lock 35
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10Rosedale to Fenelon Falls Lock 34
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11Fenelon Falls to Lovesick Lake Lock 30
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12Lovesick to Scott's Mills Lock 19
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13Scott's Mills to Hastings
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14Hastings to Percy Reach Lock 8
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15Percy Reach to Belleville
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16Belleville to Clayton
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17Clayton Day 2
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18Clayton to Boldt Castle to Georgina Island
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19Georgina Island to Kingston
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20Kingston Day 2
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21Kingston to Upper Brewers Lock 43
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22Brewers Upper to Newboro Lock 36
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23Newboro to Smiths Falls
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24Smiths Falls to Merrickville
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25Merrickville to Burritts Rapids
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26Burritts Rapids to Ottawa
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27Ottawa Day 2
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28Ottawa Day 3
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29Ottawa Day 4
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30Ottawa to Montebello
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31Montebello to Carillon Lock
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32Carillon Lock to Dorval
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33Montreal
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34Dorval to to Contrecoeur
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35Contrecoeur to Saint Ours
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36Saint Ours to Chambly
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