Parrot's Bay Anchorage (2013-07-20)

N 44° 12.903', W 076° 41.247'

Today was a long day, but a good day.  We shared the first locking down with another Mainship, a Pilot 34 named MiAmi, out of Manotick.  We cleared the La Salle Causeway Bascule Lift Bridge at the 1300 opening, and headed west across the Kingston waterfront.

A Day Off at Upper Brewers (2013-07-19)

We had a nice day here today.  We puttered about on the boat and read and just generally relaxed.

Upper Brewers (2013-07-18)

Thursday night finds us peacefully tied up to the dock at Upper Brewers lock.  We actually pushed our luck a bit with the weather today.  The same forecast for today as it has been for days now called for hot temps and high humidex with afternoon thunderstorms.

Newboro (2013-07-17)

After a nice night at Poonamalie we had a leisurely morning and continued on our way at 0900.   The channel leaving Poonamalie was very narrow.  I wouldn't want to meet another large boat there.

Poonamalie (2013-07-16)

We decided to push on a little farther than Smiths Falls today, which is where we had planned to spend the night.  The next lock up river from Smiths Fall, Poonamalie, has power, which means we have A/C without running the generator.  Yay! :-)

Merrickville (2013-07-15)

The lines were cast off at 0900 and we were finally on our way.  After more than two years of planning and dreaming, we had to keep asking ourselves if this really was happening.

And, we're off!

It seems like so many people in cruising boats have this Mark Twain quote on their blogs.  This seems like a good time to put it on ours.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.