{"id":2425,"date":"2018-09-19T20:39:51","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T00:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?page_id=2425"},"modified":"2019-01-14T10:28:10","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T15:28:10","slug":"august-2018-rideau-canal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 July\/August:  Rideau Canal, Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>[CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE IT.]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our plan was to rent a canal boat from<em>\u00a0le Boat<\/em> at Smiths Falls, Ontario on the Rideau Canal, travel slowly north, enjoying the towns along the way, to Ottawa where we would spend 3 days, and then retrace our steps back to Smiths Falls. If we had enough time remaining before the boat had to be returned, we would head further west to Perth.<\/p>\n<p>We rented the Canal Boat from <em>le Boat<\/em> as planned. The rental company is new in Canada with their first base located in Smiths Falls. Turned out the boat was not well suited for the trip with no air conditioning, limited ventilation, few screens and very little shade. While it wasn&#8217;t &#8220;luxury cruising,&#8221; we did enjoy the trip, largely because of the beauty we encountered along the way.<\/p>\n<p>We did, as you will read below, get to Perth, a lovely town just south and west of the home base at Smiths Falls.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2436\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/map-of-perth-to-ottawa2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2436\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2436\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/map-of-Perth-to-Ottawa2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/map-of-Perth-to-Ottawa2.jpeg 618w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/map-of-Perth-to-Ottawa2-300x264.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smiths Falls to Ottawa, then all the way to Perth and back to Smiths Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>July 27, 2018: Flew to Syracuse, NY, then drove to the 1,000 Islands in time for sunset. Stayed overnight at the River&#8217;s Edge Hotel where we had dinner and breakfast. The hotel had a terrific view of about 632 islands (Stu counted them!). Many of the islands were preserved as park while others were developed as private estates for the very wealthy.\u00a0 Boldt Castle was one of those private estates, now maintained by a historical trust. It was the target of our overnight stay between the airport and the boat rental site.<\/p>\n<p>July 28, 2018: Caught the Uncle Tom\u2019s shuttle to Boldt Castle, a beautiful place with 120 rooms, built by Mr. Boldt for his wife, but she died before it was completed. He never stayed there.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180728_trip_to_rideau_0169\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0169-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0169-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0169-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0169.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180728_trip_to_rideau_0179\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0179-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0179-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0179-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0179.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180728_trip_to_rideau_0192\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0192-300x206.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0192-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0192-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0192.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180728_trip_to_rideau_0231\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0231-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0231-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0231-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0231.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180728_trip_to_rideau_0210\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0210-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0210-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0210-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0210.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180728_trip_to_rideau_0314\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0314-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0314-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0314-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0314.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180728_trip_to_rideau_0316-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0316-1-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0316-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0316-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0316-1.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180728_trip_to_rideau_0320\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0320-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0320-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0320-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0320.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180728_trip_to_rideau_0246\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0246-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0246-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0246-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0246.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Drove to Smiths Falls in the afternoon to presumably get our rented canal boat, but it had not been properly cleaned yet and there was no freezer in the refrigerator. Planning to be on the boat for 2 weeks, we had to bring along frozen food. <em>Le Boat<\/em> agreed to clean the boat and get us a freezer, so off we went to see a bit of the town and shop at Walmart and Independent to buy all the non-frozen provisions. After we boarded, Stu cooked shrimp with onions, peppers, and marinade, so we had a good feast in spite of the setbacks. Then we finished the cleaning that they had neglected to do on their second attempt.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180728_trip_to_rideau_0449-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0449-300x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0449-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0449-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0449.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2465'>\n\t\t\t\tPicking up our boat in Smiths Falls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180728_trip_to_rideau_0470\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0470-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0470-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0470-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180728_trip_to_Rideau_0470.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180729_trip_to_rideau_0531\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0531-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0531-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0531-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0531.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2476'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Smiths Falls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180729_trip_to_rideau_0512\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0512-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0512-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0512-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0512.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>July 29, 2018: The small but workable freezer arrived, we went shopping for frozen food, and we had our orientation, before setting out on the canal. We locked through the Smiths Falls Combined locks, the Old Slys lock, and the Edmunds lock to the Kilmarnock lock, where we stopped for Stu to make us delicious omelets. We learned from the Kilmarnock lockmaster that the docks at the next lock, Merrickville, were full, so we spent the night at Kilmarnock.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180729_trip_to_rideau_0494\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0494-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-2473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0494-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0494-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0494.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-2473'>\n\t\t\t\tSmiths Falls Combined Lock\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180729_trip_to_rideau_0601\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0601-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-2479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0601-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0601-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_trip_to_Rideau_0601.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-2479'>\n\t\t\t\tHand cranking the manual locks\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180729_rideau_canal_0127\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0127-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-2471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0127-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0127-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0127.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-2471'>\n\t\t\t\tMany of the bridges actually swing aside for the boats to pass.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180729_rideau_canal_0100\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0100-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-2467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0100-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0100-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0100.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-2467'>\n\t\t\t\tStu helping the lock tender open the  lock.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180729_rideau_canal_0115\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0115-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0115-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0115-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0115-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0115.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180729_rideau_canal_0124\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0124-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-2470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0124-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0124-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0124-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0124.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-2470'>\n\t\t\t\tKilmarnock Lock\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>By late afternoon it had gotten very hot inside the boat. We were angered to find that the \u201cair cooling\u201d in the boat was a far cry from air conditioning. It did not cool at all during the day, and the boat had no screens to allow even some open windows to catch whatever breeze there might be. The bugs were wicked, so the windows stayed closed, and we stayed out of the cabin as much as possible. Not our original plan, but we had no choice as we finished our first day of cruising on the Rideau Canal. Still the countryside was beautiful and the people we met at the docks and in the towns were wonderful. A consolation prize for an unusable cabin. It did cool down at night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180729_rideau_canal_0004_hdr\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2466\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2466\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0004_HDR-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0004_HDR-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0004_HDR-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180729_Rideau_Canal_0004_HDR.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>July 30, 2018: Left the Kilmarnock lock at 8:30am and stopped at the dock next to the Merrickville lock 90 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>We spent the day in Merrickville, a quaint town of historic buildings re-purposed for modern uses. Stepping off the dock brought us to the Blockhouse, built in 1832 with 3\u00bd-foot stone walls to protect the town from a U.S. invasion! The U.S. was fighting for the northeast portion of Canada. In 1856, the U.S. was no longer a threat, so the British turned the Blockhouse over to the Canadian government.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180730_rideau_canal_0150\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0150-300x155.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-2482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0150-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0150-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0150.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-2482'>\n\t\t\t\tVery hot in the boat during the day, but Stu found a comfortable place for a rest on the fly bridge.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180730_iphone_merrickville_0016\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_iphone_Merrickville_0016-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_iphone_Merrickville_0016-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_iphone_Merrickville_0016-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_iphone_Merrickville_0016.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180730_rideau_canal_0352\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0352-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-2483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0352-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0352-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0352.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-2483'>\n\t\t\t\tMerrickville Blockhouse to defend against U.S. attack.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We had a great lunch at the Yellow Canoe and then we walked around the lovely town. We stayed overnight docked in Merrickville.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180730_rideau_canal_0231\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0231-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-2491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0231-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0231-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0231.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-2491'>\n\t\t\t\tSo many beautiful old buildings re-purposed for new uses.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180730_rideau_canal_0210\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0210-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0210-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0210-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0210-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0210.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180730_rideau_canal_0243\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0243-300x185.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0243-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0243-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0243-825x510.jpg 825w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0243.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180730_rideau_canal_0278\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0278-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-2492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0278-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0278-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0278.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-2492'>\n\t\t\t\tThe town&#8217;s ice cream shop.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180730_iphone_merrickville_0013\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_iphone_Merrickville_0013-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-2487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_iphone_Merrickville_0013-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_iphone_Merrickville_0013-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_iphone_Merrickville_0013-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_iphone_Merrickville_0013.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-2487'>\n\t\t\t\tAn old church was turned into the United Arts Center.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180730_rideau_canal_0367_hdr\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0367_HDR-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-2484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0367_HDR-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0367_HDR-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180730_Rideau_Canal_0367_HDR.jpg 801w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-2484'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset reflected on side of boat.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>July 31, 2018: Headed to Clowes lock early to get in line, then locked through Clowes, Upper and Lower Nicholson\u2019s, and 5 more miles to Burritt\u2019s Rapids for the afternoon and overnight. Lunch was turkey wraps aboard the boat, and then we took the Tip to Tip Trail to see the beautiful historic homes on the island. The island was created when the lock was constructed, separate from the dam, so boats could navigate along the canal. Dinner was at the Lock 17 restaurant, enjoyed so much that we promised to come back on our return trip.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180731_iphone_burritts_rapids_0004-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_iphone_Burritts_Rapids_0004-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-2500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_iphone_Burritts_Rapids_0004-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_iphone_Burritts_Rapids_0004-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_iphone_Burritts_Rapids_0004-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-2500'>\n\t\t\t\tUpper Nickolsons lock\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180731_rideau_canal_0494\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0494-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-2503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0494-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0494-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0494.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-2503'>\n\t\t\t\tArriving at the Burritts Rapids lock\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180731_rideau_canal_0419\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0419-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-2502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0419-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0419-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0419.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-2502'>\n\t\t\t\tWaiting in the cockpit to lock through\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180731_rideau_canal_0497\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0497-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-2504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0497-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0497-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0497.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-2504'>\n\t\t\t\tWalking down the Tip to Tip Trail\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180731_rideau_canal_0513\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0513-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-2509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0513-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0513-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0513.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-2509'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful historic homes on the island.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180731_rideau_canal_0509\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0509-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0509-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0509-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0509.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180731_rideau_canal_0499\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0499-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0499-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0499-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0499.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180731_rideau_canal_0503\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0503-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0503-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0503-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0503.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180731_rideau_canal_0502\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0502-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0502-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0502-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0502.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180731_rideau_canal_0539\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0539-300x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-2511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0539-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0539-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0539.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-2511'>\n\t\t\t\tSwing bridge built in 1897 with a Pratt and Funk truss.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180731_rideau_canal_0527\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0527-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0527-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0527-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_Rideau_Canal_0527.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180731_iphone_burritts_rapids_0002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_iphone_Burritts_Rapids_0002-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-2494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_iphone_Burritts_Rapids_0002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_iphone_Burritts_Rapids_0002-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180731_iphone_Burritts_Rapids_0002.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-2494'>\n\t\t\t\tThis canoe with probably father and daughter accompanied us from lock to lock, and camped in their tent.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>August 1, 2018: Left Burritt\u2019s Rapids early for the \u201cLong Reach\u201d to Long Island lock (25 miles, 4 hours by Le Boat). We had planned to go on to the Black Rapids lock, where there was electric power, but it was full (according to the lock tenders), so we stayed at Long Island. However, there were so many smokers at the dock that we ended up anchoring out, which was fine. Beautiful spot to anchor. Dinner onboard, wonderful Cornish hen by Stu.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180801_rideau_canal_0040\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0040-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-2515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0040-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0040-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0040.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-2515'>\n\t\t\t\tSleepy cows along the way.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180801_rideau_canal_0081\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0081-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-2518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0081-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0081-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0081.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-2518'>\n\t\t\t\tAlmost every home on the Rideau Canal displayed a Canadian flag.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180801_rideau_canal_0049\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0049-300x194.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0049-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0049-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0049.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180801_rideau_canal_0073-edit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0073-Edit-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0073-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0073-Edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_Rideau_Canal_0073-Edit.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180801_iphone_long_island_locks_0001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_iphone_Long_Island_Locks_0001-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_iphone_Long_Island_Locks_0001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_iphone_Long_Island_Locks_0001-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_iphone_Long_Island_Locks_0001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180801_iphone_long_island_locks_0002-edit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_iphone_Long_Island_Locks_0002-Edit-300x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-2514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_iphone_Long_Island_Locks_0002-Edit-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_iphone_Long_Island_Locks_0002-Edit-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180801_iphone_Long_Island_Locks_0002-Edit.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-2514'>\n\t\t\t\tLong Island locks\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Aug. 2, 2018: Awoke with the sun at 5:45am. Waited until 8am to leave for the Black Rapids lock, which didn\u2019t open until 9, and we locked right through. We were running out of water on the boat, but using all dock facilities (through Hogs Back and Hartwells locks) until we got to Dow\u2019s Lake Marina for refill and overnight dock. Did laundry there, and Stu took a long bike ride on the bike path that goes all the way into the center of Ottawa. Very bike-friendly. Dinner at the Pub Italia\/Abbey, a restaurant that is decorated like a religious convent.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2523\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180802_rideau_canal_0242\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2523\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2523 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0242-1024x341.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0242-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0242-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0242.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rideau Canoe Club for lessons and competitions &#8211; on the west side of Ottawa &#8211; a non-profit organization founded in 1902 &#8211; home of the 2018 Canadian Champions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180802_rideau_canal_0230\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0230-300x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0230-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0230-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0230.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180802_rideau_canal_0218\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0218-300x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0218-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0218-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0218.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180802_rideau_canal_0339_hdr\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0339_HDR-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-2524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0339_HDR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0339_HDR-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_Rideau_Canal_0339_HDR.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-2524'>\n\t\t\t\tAt Dow Lake &#8211; more canoes\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180802_iphone_0010\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_iphone_0010-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-2520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_iphone_0010-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_iphone_0010-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180802_iphone_0010.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-2520'>\n\t\t\t\tRestaurant decorated to look like a religious abbey.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Aug. 3, 2018: Left Dow Lake early to get under the Pretoria Bridge when it opened at 9, so we could be at the Ottawa docks early enough to get a spot. Had omelets while we waited for the bridge, tied up at a rail before the bridge. Got to Ottawa locks early enough to get one of the best spots for walking to downtown Ottawa. Walked around the beautiful Parliament buildings, but couldn\u2019t go inside. Must show up before 8am to have a chance at getting tickets to go inside that day. Will try tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-12' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0383\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0383-300x230.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-2526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0383-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0383-1024x784.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0383.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-2526'>\n\t\t\t\tEntering beautiful Ottawa\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0422\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0422-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-2527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0422-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0422-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0422.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-2527'>\n\t\t\t\tDocked right near the heart of the city\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0461\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0461-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-2529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0461-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0461-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0461-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0461.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-2529'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Women are Persons&#8230;&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_stu_0001-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Stu_0001-2-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-2625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Stu_0001-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Stu_0001-2-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Stu_0001-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-2625'>\n\t\t\t\tThe flight of 8\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0503\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0503-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-2530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0503-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0503-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0503.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-2530'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Library of Parliament,opened in 1876, all that remains of the original Parliament which burned down in 1916.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_stu_0002-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Stu_0002-2-300x261.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-2626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Stu_0002-2-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Stu_0002-2-1024x890.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Stu_0002-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-2626'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking up at the Parliament building\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0538\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0538-300x210.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-2532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0538-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0538-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0538.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-2532'>\n\t\t\t\tA protest for Ethiopia in front of the Parliament building.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0525\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0525-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-2531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0525-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0525-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0525.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-2531'>\n\t\t\t\tThe protesters pass the Centennial Flame, which is surrounded by a fountain. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>At 5pm we met Colette at the Westin Hotel (months before had signed up for private tour with her) for sunset photo tour of Ottawa. Really good 3-hour tour. Most unusual part of tour was to see the rock art in the shallow water along the Ottawa River, sponsored by the National Capital Commission, a Canadian federal agency. John Deprano, the balanced rock sculptor who created the art, was at the site when we arrived \u2013 a special treat to talk with him about his life and art. Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jfceprano.com\">www.jfceprano.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-13' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0024\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0024-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-13-2539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0024-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0024.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-13-2539'>\n\t\t\t\tJohn Deprano, rock sculpturer, who created all the rock art at river&#8217;s edge. The sculptures are made by hand, using rocks found only at this location.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0013\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0013-202x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0013-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0013-690x1024.jpg 690w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0013.jpg 809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_iphone_ottawa_0008\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_iphone_Ottawa_0008-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_iphone_Ottawa_0008-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_iphone_Ottawa_0008-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_iphone_Ottawa_0008.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0007\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0007-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0007-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0007-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0007.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0018\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0018-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0018-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0018.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0020\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0020-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0020-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0020.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0052\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0052-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-13-2541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0052-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0052-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0052.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-13-2541'>\n\t\t\t\tCanadian Museum of History\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0075-edit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0075-Edit-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0075-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0075-Edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0075-Edit.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0043_hdr\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0043_HDR-300x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-13-2540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0043_HDR-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0043_HDR-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0043_HDR.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-13-2540'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Parliament Building at night\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0187_hdr\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0187_HDR-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0187_HDR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0187_HDR-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0187_HDR.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0099\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0099-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0099-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0099-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0099.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0205_hdr\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0205_HDR-184x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-13-2546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0205_HDR-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0205_HDR-627x1024.jpg 627w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0205_HDR.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-13-2546'>\n\t\t\t\tNational Gallery of Canada\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_2544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2544\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_rideau_canal_0105_hdr\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2544\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2544 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0105_HDR-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0105_HDR-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0105_HDR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Rideau_Canal_0105_HDR.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset at the Ottawa River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aug. 4, 2018: At 10am we were on the first bus of the day for the Hop On Hop Off Grayline tour of Ottawa \u2013 90 minutes around, then went around a second time, getting off at the Canadian War Museum and National Holocaust Monument, the Canadian Museum of History at lunchtime, and then the National Gallery of Canada, a remarkable glass structure designed by architect Moshe Safdie, with a 30-foot tall bronze spider sculpture out front.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-14' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180804_rideau_canal_0115\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0115-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-14-2556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0115-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0115-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0115.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-14-2556'>\n\t\t\t\tBack to the Canadian War Museum \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180804_rideau_canal_0101\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0101-221x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0101-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0101-753x1024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0101.jpg 882w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180804_rideau_canal_0120-edit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0120-Edit-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-14-2557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0120-Edit-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0120-Edit-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0120-Edit.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-14-2557'>\n\t\t\t\tInside the War Museum\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180804_rideau_canal_0048\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0048-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0048-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0048-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0048.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180804_rideau_canal_0058-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0058-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-14-2558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0058-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0058-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0058-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-14-2558'>\n\t\t\t\tNational Holocaust Memorial\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180804_rideau_canal_0222\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0222-300x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-14-2559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0222-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0222-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_Rideau_Canal_0222.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-14-2559'>\n\t\t\t\tNational Gallery of Canada Spider\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In the evening we walked to a park behind the Laurier Hotel to watch fireworks over the Ottawa River, and then headed for the By Market to have a late dinner at the Aulde Dubliner and Pour House \u2013 flat breads for each of us \u2013 delicious.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-15' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180804_iphone_ottawa_0020\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_iphone_Ottawa_0020-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_iphone_Ottawa_0020-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_iphone_Ottawa_0020-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_iphone_Ottawa_0020.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180805_iphone_ottawa_parliament_0024\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0024-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0024-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0024.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Aug. 5, 2018: Stu got in line before 8am to get tickets for the Parliament tour (available only on the same day \u2013 and with waiting in long line) but, in spite of his early arrival, the line was down the street and the tickets were gone by the time he got to the head of the line. Meanwhile, I was across the street at the \u201cchanging of the guard\u201d in front of the Parliament building.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180804_zs100_rideau_canal_0186\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2564\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2564\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0186-1024x808.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0186-1024x808.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0186-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0186.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-16' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180804_zs100_rideau_canal_0174\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0174-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0174-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0174-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0174.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180804_zs100_rideau_canal_0326\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0326-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0326-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0326-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0326.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>When I heard that Stu hadn\u2019t gotten tickets and had gone back to the boat, I went over to the ticket place to see what I could do. I was chatting with a guard, bemoaning our fate of not getting tickets and having to leave town the next day, and the guard said I could get tickets for the Peace Tower, the tall tower in the center of the Parliament complex. With tickets in hand, I met Stu at the Parliament building and we ascended the elevator to the top of the tower.<\/p>\n<p>I asked every employee in sight how we could see the rest of the building. I was directed to a kind lady at the main desk who took pity on me and walked us to the incredible Library of Parliament where the tour was underway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180805_iphone_ottawa_parliament_0017\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2568\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2568\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0017-1024x356.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0017-1024x356.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0017-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0017.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She stayed with us for a few minutes, and then whispered to me that we should just stay with the tour, which still hadn\u2019t covered the Senate side of Parliament. So we lucked out, and got to see the second half of the tour.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-17' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180804_zs100_rideau_canal_0342\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0342-183x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-17-2566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0342-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0342-625x1024.jpg 625w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0342.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-17-2566'>\n\t\t\t\tIn front of the building\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180804_zs100_rideau_canal_0438\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0438-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-17-2567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0438-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0438-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180804_zs100_Rideau_Canal_0438.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-17-2567'>\n\t\t\t\tInside the building\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180805_iphone_ottawa_parliament_0020\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0020-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-17-2569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0020-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0020-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0020.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-17-2569'>\n\t\t\t\tWhere the Senate meets, with a seat for the head of the government\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We had a quick late lunch at Freshii . Then we went back to the Westin to meet Garry Black, the photographer who would give us our second private tour of Ottawa from 3 to 6pm, walking around the downtown area for \u201cminimalist\u201d photography.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-18' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180805_garry_black_0006\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0006-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0006-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0006-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0006.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180805_stu_0005\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Stu_0005-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Stu_0005-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Stu_0005-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Stu_0005.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180805_garry_black_0001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0001-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0001-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180805_stu_0006\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Stu_0006-300x221.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Stu_0006-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Stu_0006-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Stu_0006.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180805_garry_black_0002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0002-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0002-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0002-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0002.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180805_garry_black_0005\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0005-213x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0005-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0005-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0005.jpg 851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180803_stu_0003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Stu_0003-300x206.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Stu_0003-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Stu_0003-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180803_Stu_0003.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180805_garry_black_0004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0004-300x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0004-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0004-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_Garry_Black_0004.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Walked to the By Market for dinner at The Grand, past the Flight of 8 (the 8 locks that end the Rideau Canal at the Ottawa River), then to the lawn in front of the Parliament for the (daily) 9:30pm Light &amp; Sound Show projected on the building.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-19' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180805_iphone_ottawa_parliament_0023\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0023-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-19-2570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0023-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0023-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0023.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-19-2570'>\n\t\t\t\tDinner at the By Market\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180805_iphone_ottawa_parliament_0037\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0037-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-19-2572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0037-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0037-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0037.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-19-2572'>\n\t\t\t\tThe flight of 8 (8 locks that end the Rideau Canal)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180805_iphone_ottawa_parliament_0048\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0048-300x245.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-19-2573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0048-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0048-1024x835.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0048.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-19-2573'>\n\t\t\t\tLIght and Sound Show from the lawn of the Parliament building.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180805_iphone_ottawa_parliament_0051\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0051-300x274.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0051-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0051-1024x934.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180805_iphone_Ottawa_Parliament_0051.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Aug. 6, 2018: Left Ottawa \u2013 sad to leave this beautiful and amazing city \u2013 stopped at Praetoria Bridge and walked to Loblaw\u2019s to get groceries. We decided to move along quickly enough to get to Perth, on the other side of Smiths Falls. We locked through the Hartwells, Hogs Back, Black Rapids, and Long Island locks, stopping overnight when we reached the Pirate Cove Marina in the rain. Stu cooked salmon and corn for dinner, bought in the morning at Loblaw\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 7, 2018: Left the marina early, still moving steadily along to get to Perth. Locked through Burritts Rapids, Lower and Upper Nicholsons, Merrickville\u2019s 3 locks with a 90-minute wait to get through, Kilmarnock, and Edmunds locks. We did not get to Old Slys lock before it was shut down for the day, so we docked at the base of the lock for the night.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-20' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180807_to_old_slys_0001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0001-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0001-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180807_to_old_slys_0002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0002-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0002.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180807_to_old_slys_0003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0003-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-20-2579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0003-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0003-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0003-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0003.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-20-2579'>\n\t\t\t\tStu driving Le Boat into the lock.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180807_to_old_slys_0004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0004-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-20-2580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0004-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0004-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180807_to_Old_Slys_0004.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-20-2580'>\n\t\t\t\tDocked for the night at Old Slys lock with trains going by overhead.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Aug. 8, 2018: After a relatively quiet but unnerving night at the bottom of the Old Slys lock, we locked through, and continued on through the Smiths Falls combined lock and the Smiths Falls detached lock to the Poonamalie lock, the Lower and Upper Beveridges lock to the Tay Canal and on to the Last Duel Park, our campsite in Perth. We walked into town to take a look at this beautiful town and have dinner at Michael\u2019s, then headed back to the RV camp.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-21' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180808_perth_0003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180808_Perth_0003-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-21-2584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180808_Perth_0003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180808_Perth_0003-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180808_Perth_0003.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-21-2584'>\n\t\t\t\tStewart Park in the heart of Perth\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180808_perth_0001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180808_Perth_0001-300x216.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180808_Perth_0001-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180808_Perth_0001-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180808_Perth_0001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180809_perth_0001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0001-300x248.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0001-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0001-1024x845.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180808_perth_0002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180808_Perth_0002-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-21-2583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180808_Perth_0002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180808_Perth_0002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180808_Perth_0002.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-21-2583'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking down the Tay River\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This is a good place to talk about overnight at a lock. There are three choices:<\/p>\n<p>1. Each lock has a number of free tie points marked with a Gray Line. Most are equipped with inexpensive electricity. These are our first choice since the boaters in the area give us a feeling of safety, the area is typically clean and neat, and the tie points are easy.<\/p>\n<p>2. When the Gray Line is full, the lock master permits tie up near the lock, called the Blue Line. These tie points are normally reserved for boats queuing for the lock and are made available for overnight guests only when the locks close for the night. They have no electricity.<\/p>\n<p>3. The third choice is to dock at unmarked and unimproved tie points for &#8220;overflow.&#8221; Once these fill, overnight boaters must anchor in an area designated for their use. Unfortunately, our boat was not well equipped to anchor so we occasionally had to stay on tie points in less than safe-feeling areas or areas where other boaters were smoking.<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 9, 2018: Got tickets for the 11am \u201cwalking\u201d play in Perth, Ontario, starting at the Matheson House Museum. The action takes place all around the town. The audience walks behind the stage manager from one location to the next, and the actors are always there to pick up where they left off. We enjoyed it so much, we promptly bought tickets for the 7pm performance of their second show. Lots of fun and really good plays. Lunch after the first play at Peter\u2019s. Late dinner back at the boat where Stu grilled pork loin by flashlight on the fly bridge of the boat, where the grill resided.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-22' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180809_perth_0004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0004-300x183.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-22-2588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0004-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0004-1024x625.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0004.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-22-2588'>\n\t\t\t\t11am Walking Play about a man returning home from war\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180809_perth_0005\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0005-300x214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0005-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0005-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0005.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-23' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180809_perth_0015\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0015-183x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0015-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0015-625x1024.jpg 625w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0015.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180809_perth_0011\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0011-300x222.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-23-2592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0011-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0011-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0011.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-23-2592'>\n\t\t\t\tDistrict Courthouse and Gaol 1843\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-24' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180809_perth_0019\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0019-300x214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-24-2600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0019-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0019-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0019.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-24-2600'>\n\t\t\t\t7pm Walking Play about a man bringing a bride home from the war\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180809_perth_0018\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0018-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0018-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0018-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0018.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180809_perth_0017\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0017-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0017-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0017-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0017.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180809_perth_0007\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0007-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-24-2591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0007-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0007-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180809_Perth_0007.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-24-2591'>\n\t\t\t\tGrilling by flashlight on the fly bridge\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Aug. 10, 2018: Goodbye to lovely Perth, heading back to Smiths Falls (our starting point) by locking through the Upper and Lower Beveridges locks and the Poonamalie lock. We had dinner at the Roosteraunt and prepared to turn in the boat by 9 the next morning.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-25' class='gallery galleryid-2425 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180810_smiths_falls_0001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0001-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-25-2605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0001-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-25-2605'>\n\t\t\t\tTraveling from Perth back to Smiths Falls\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180810_smiths_falls_0002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0002-300x214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0002-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0002-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0002.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180810_smiths_falls_0004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0004-189x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-25-2608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0004-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0004-646x1024.jpg 646w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0004.jpg 757w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-25-2608'>\n\t\t\t\tDinner at the Roosteraunt\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/august-2018-rideau-canal\/20180810_smiths_falls_0003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0003-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-25-2607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0003-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0003-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180810_Smiths_Falls_0003.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-25-2607'>\n\t\t\t\tLots of roosters\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>August 11, 2018: We had left our rental car in Le Boat\u2019s parking lot during our boating journey, and retrieved it for the drive back to the Syracuse airport. We had an uneventful flight home, the end of a very eventful 2 weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE IT.] Our plan was to rent a canal boat from\u00a0le Boat at Smiths Falls, Ontario on the Rideau Canal, travel slowly north, enjoying the towns along the way, to Ottawa where we would spend 3 days, and then retrace our steps back to Smiths Falls. 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