To Oswego

On Wednesday September 18 we departed Grenidier island motoring to  Morrisburg.  This is my first time I docked in Morrisburg public dock

Thursday left Morrisburg, went through the Gallop Canal, did a straight through Iroquois lock, cleared customs using the ROAM App and spent the night at summerland islands.  Fond memories from the last time I was there with Cygnus 

Friday,we motored to Alexandria Bay to get fuel  we ran aground in Alexandria Bay but it was slow and easy to back out.  Got fuel at JP Marine and had a great tour of his shop.  Quite a craftsman 

Saturday sept 21  In the morning, thinking about where to take down the mast in Oswego, I discovers there was an Oswego YC and Oswego Marina and the yacht club had recipatory. I sent an email asking about a letter of introduction and On Saturday morning Dave Fleet and Rim prepared a letter for me. 

We departed cape Vincent under sail heading west and found an anchorage at Stoney Island abor 20 nm away.  After 40 minutes we furled the sail and motored to the anchorage. Nice swim, we did laundry.   Supper was Hungarian sausages and had a stary night 

Sunday morning Brian was up at 6 but I was very tired again.  

We had gone to bed about 10 ish. 

I had thoughts about how shipwright missed some washers on the starboard traveler cleat.  

I had dreams of other people having problems with their boats in Montreal and had taken Bellum home to Westmount to winterize and wondering how I was going get her back to the club.  Weird dreams.  

No dew on deck.  Last night’s laundry almost dry. 

There was wind I the morning but it died and became glassy again. 

We motored out of cape Vincent. Winds started to pick up. At ten knots we unfurled the Genoa.  As we turned south, we were closed haul we raised the main.  We had done 200 miles of motoring an now we are going to do 20 miles of sailing before we demast. 

Lake st Francis through the Thousand islands

We got about 5:45 o’clock this morning in the dark when a tanker pulled up at the ramp at Morrisburn

and everything going to iroq when that dang truck pull up

Read read, departed for Iroquois locks about 6 nm

Away.  We had a straight through 

We just passed the Gallop Canal. It didn’t seem to save us too much from the current. We’re getting 2 1/2 not in the Gallup Canal and spent the night at Morrisburg

We cleared customs with the Roam App and were approved as trusted travelled and got our cruising license. 

That night we spent at Sunmerstown

Friday day four got up at 7:30 left at 7:30 and got fuel at JP Marine in Alexandra Bay and the heading out to Vincent no breakfast

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Departure Royal to Lake St Francis

Pierre, Jason, Mike, Norm came to our departure party

We ended up opening a bottle of bubbly. 

Left at noon down the zig-zag Chanel  and had to wait a couple hours at Beauharnois locks

Got to Lake st Francis in the dark, trying to avoid the ice fences.

We decided to head for Grenadier island since it would mean no backtracking nor complicated entry into Valleyfield.