Crossing Lake Ontario to Canada
We have made it across Lake Ontario to Canada, a five hour trip. Lake Ontario is big and looks like an ocean. We waited in Oswego 3 days for the right conditions to cross. On Sat. we actually started to make the trip, but turned around a few miles out as it was much rougher than predicted. Reports said it was 2 foot seas at 4 seconds, but it was more like 3-4 foot seas at 4 sec. and very mixed up. Sunday the condions were better (they said zero seas, but it was 2 foot) and we had an easy trip.
We are official!
The Canadian customs office we checked in at (the little building!).
There was a sign on the door that said the office was closed as he had gone to his grandsons baseball game. Call this phone number instead to check in with customs directly. Bill did. So easy! The only thing they wanted to know was if he had apples or potatoes on board.
Entrance into the Trent-Severn waterway. The speed limit is 6 mph. - makes for some long slow days.
Sales tax is 13%. There are no pennies in Canadian money as two years ago they got rid of them. Now everything is rounded up at the store.
It actually looks like Lake Charlevoix, MI. here.
The further north we go the warmer it gets. It wasn't this warm in the Bahamas! We bought a ton of sunscreen for the Bahamas and it was cool there - we are using most of it here! The air is 90, the water here is 79, humidity 60% and the water depth is 40 feet.
You have to have a backpack for your case of beer! Backpacks are
free at the liquor store when you buy a case. You can only buy beer and wine at a liquor store. Most of their cans are "talls".
Heading into a lock. The first day we did 6 locks and 7 miles!
The locks were half a mile apart. No need to go to a gym with lifting fenders all day long.
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