Marc -Departure at 08:00 for Canada Customs Dock. An easy passage with no difficulties. We arrived at Marina 360 in St. Paul for the dismasting. We followed what appeared to be the channel to an open dock and ran hard aground. Fortunately we were able to back off after lowering the dinghy and distributing crewmembers to the foredeck. Unfortunately we took in some mud and weeds when backing off and the engine started to overheat. Three hours later we had dismasted both Indian Summer and Lucy III with the help of our friends Richard and Gregoire (Indian Summer). The engine ran hot at about 180 degrees as we made our way North to the town of St. Jean and the entrance of the Chambly canal. The Parks Canada staff suggested passing the first lock immediately for a quiet evening and an early start for the next day. We did find an excellent Ice Cream shop.
Marc - Departure from St. Jean at 08:30 but we soon had a major overheating engine and stopped at the first available dock. Our cooling water was now completely blocked. Richard spent 1/2 hour diving under the boat to clear the weeds. Our HERO. I found zebra muscles in the strainer. I then blew out the line using the Zodiac air pump. We were back in business. The Chambly canal was uneventful passing nice homes, flowers and even a few cornfields before arriving at Chambly. Fortunately there was a supermarket right next to the dock for a few choice items on this super hot day (90's). Ice Cream to the rescue and cold drinks. Our next port was Beloeil at the Marina du Phare. Very nice setting with a view of Mount St. Hilaire nearby. The old town section was worth a visit and yes we did find an ice cream shop and a creperie. Sue cooked up an incredible dinner for all.
Marc- 11 August 2016 Departure from Beloeil for Sorel at 08:00. Nice passage with a stopover at the St. Ours Lock. We took a short break to visit the new camping areas and a shop here. We continued on passing three cable ferries to the St. Lawrence River and the Federal Marina in Sorel. Due to construction near the mast crane, we were told not to use the mast crane to remast our boats. Fortunately Richard convinced them that we would be safe to use the crane in the morning. The mast raising went very well and we departed Sorel after Lunch 13:00 for Trois Rivieres. Arrival at Trois Rivieres Marina at 17:30. We refueled and did a pumpout. Nice place next to a rather large pulp mill that was downwind preventing the stink.
Marc- 12 August 2016: Departure at 13:00 to take advantage of the tides to reach Marina du Port de Quebec. We did enjoy a poutine lunch at the snack bar before departing. All went well passing many ships (and being passed by many) until we reached Quebec and the lock entrance to the marina when the fuel pump quit. I made a quick diagnosis and used the outboard fuel supply with Sue using the primer buld to get us through the lock to our slip. Poor Autum lost her phone in the lock. Ouch! This is the nicest marina that we have ever stayed in bar none!!! We are next to the public market and the old city.
Marc- 13-14 August: Quebec Visiting this great old city. Sara arrived today on the bus from Montreal in time for a harbor concert a a fantastic fireworks show.
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