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| Ottawa Falls |
The 9 am lock opening turned out to be downward locking rather than upward locking, so we had to wait until 11:30 to begin the 8 stairstep locks. The total process took us 3 hours.
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| 8 stairstep locks into Ottawa |
We locked through with Allez (a Canadian 1930 Criscraft), Daybreak and 2 other fast boats.
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| Louie and his son on Allez |
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| view of locks from the bottom |
During the lockage, there were many spectators (from France, Netherlands and many other countries) who talked with us as we rose up the canal. One couple asked Ron if we had won the lottery since we were able to do this fabulous trip.
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| Our lockmaster...she organized the lift |
Once we were lifted through all 8 locks, we found a spot on the canal wall which was a free tie-up but had no electricity or water. We were forced to run the generator at least every 24 hours to recharge the house batteries.
Fortissimo is an event that occurs on 3 consecutive days once a year, and tonight just happened to be the first day of the event. The ceremony included calling the troops and changing of the guard at Parliament. There were bands, marching troops, horsemen, and cannons. Outstanding!
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