After spending two wonderful days in the town of Brockville,
docked on Block House Island
we said goodbye to the great staff
and promised to return again soon…
…I had forgotton about this wonderful man Con Darling
so had to take a shot of his memorial.
…light winds but as always the prevailing direction
made our way out so easy…
…this is my ‘just because’ pic of the day…
‘Dancing Dolphins’
… Do you remember two days ago when we reached 6.6 knots?…
…well…
…check this one out…
7.5 knots
at the same time we reached another milestone
300 nautical miles
(on genoa alone)
This next part of our journey will be another challenge…
a small challenge – but still a new one for me…
…on the next 5 locks of the Saint Lawrence Seaway
we will have to share the space with one of these behemoths …
(this one a mere a 222 metre cargo tanker)
…piece of cake at Iroquois Lock…
(after 47 I can now say I am quite the expert)
just 4 more to go..
…after the lock we chose this private spot for our night anchorage…
Brandy Bay…
For the past 24 days we have checked in with the weather forecast on VHF radio…
Everyday the forecast has been the same..
Risk of thunder storm…
(we both really love storms)
We have waited (with safety in mind of course)
…and waited…
Tonight is THE night…
Rolling thunder all around…
…lightning too…
(anchorage has much higher trees than our mast)
…Sitting in the cockpit…
sipping a scotch…
FINALLY
this is our reward!
…night..night all…