We left St. Charles and headed for the Chambly Canal, for the one of two only canal openings. It was pouring rain most of the day. Dylan hit the wheel again, as he likes to do every morning. He checks the GPS and then looks ahead. He does a great job! (it's still on autopilot!) When we arrived, we asked the lockmasters in the lock house if anyone went in the first opening today...and, they all chuckled, "no". We would be the only ones on the canal system today. What has been funny so far is we have not bumped into anyone on our trip so far. We have not seen any southbound boats at all. Are we the only 'crazy' ones out here? :)
So, the Chambly Canal was a lovely surprise. It is fully manually hand-cranked system. There were 4 lock masters that accompanied us throughout the day. They drove by 2's in their golf carts along the paths beside. It was so picturesque and quaint. At times, it felt as if we were just floating in the flooded ditch beside the road. The maximum width on the canal was 21 feet...and we are 18 feet wide. It was nothing but us and our fenders that fit.
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| The last bridge at the end of the canal |
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| The flight of 3 locks in a row |
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| The 'flooded ditch' on the Chambly Canal |
We left St. Charles and headed for the Chambly Canal, for the one of two only canal openings. It was pouring rain most of the day. Dylan hit the wheel again, as he likes to do every morning. He checks the GPS and then looks ahead. He does a great job! (it's still on autopilot!) When we arrived, we asked the lockmasters in the lock house if anyone went in the first opening today...and, they all chuckled, "no". We would be the only ones on the canal system today. What has been funny so far is we have not bumped into anyone on our trip so far. We have not seen any southbound boats at all. Are we the only 'crazy' ones out here? :) 
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