June 24, St.
Anne-de Bellevue
Our goal was
to leave early in the morning so we could be one of the first to lock through
Saint Lambert Lock. We were only
traveling 23 actual miles but with all of the crooks and turns we cruised over
42 miles to St. Anne de Bellevue. While we were entering the South Canal we
enjoyed the skyline of Montreal.
The two locks
that we went through did not honor the Canadian Lock pass that we purchased for
this trip. There was a $30 charge for each lock. We arrived at the lock and tied up at the
courtesy dock and went up to the cage to purchase a ticket. Called the lockmaster from the cage, and he
informed us that we will not be able to enter the lock until 11:30AM. A three hour wait. By the time we locked through there were 10
other boats in the lock and this was the first time they had us raft up to
boats. The lock masters were directing everyone in French…we just followed the
group. The next lock was Saint Catherine with a 32 ft. wall. The lockmasters threw lines from above the
wall and you secured it to a cleat. Both
of these locks were intimidating with the tall walls.
Lac Ste Luis
was choppy and had tons of boaters, we followed the charts because there were
so many shallow areas on that lake. We
were entertained by a number of kite boarders on the lake. Looks like fun!!! Monday was a Canadian holiday and this was
the most boat traffic we have experienced in Canada.
We arrived
at St. Anne de Bellevue and tied up to the city wall. There was a festival all along the town
promenade and once secured it was time to find a nice café and relax!
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| Montreal Skyline |
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Kite Boarding looks like fun! There were dozens of them on the water!    |
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