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| Afternoon swim |
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| Kayaking by Davis Lock |
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| Lake Country - Rideau Canal |
This morning we continued our journey through rural Ontario's farm country. Once again it seemed we had the canal to ourselves. Early on one of the dock tenders told us we would be approaching a large tour boat that was making a week long cruise of the Rideau Canal beginning in Kingston and ending in Ottawa.
Smith Falls is the half way point of the canal. As we began the climb up the modern Smith Falls 145ft. long hydraulic lock (it replaced a historic flight of three locks), with a vertical ascent of 26-feet, we saw the cruise ship tied to the city wall. We would not have to worry about passing it on a narrow channel after all. That ship and three other boats were the extent of the traffic we incurred in the locks.
Just past Smith Falls we entered the Lake Region of the canal. WOW! We cannot even begin to describe the beauty of these interlocking, crystal clear, deep water lakes. Our guide book perhaps says it best .......... "There is hardly a more pleasant journey that we could recommend than along this canal."
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| Cruise boat on the Rideau Canal |
The blue dock above the Davis Lock #38 provided the perfect opportunity to finally launch our kayaks and take a brief late afternoon swim in these pristine waters. While taking in a gorgeous sunset over the wooded lake, we savored a BBQ dinner & cocktails from a picnic table on the dock . This was one GREAT day!
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