SUMMARY OF OUR SMALL TRIANGLE LOOP… We left Waterford NY on June 26 and arrived in Kingston on July 13…18 days, 542 miles, 72 locks.   The Triangle is Waterford to Sorel to Kingston back to Waterford. Since we’ve already done the stretch from Kingston to Waterford, we see no need to back track down the Erie Canal.  Once we made the turn at Sorel, every travel day has brought us closer to home.

We used several Canal Systems: NY, Champlain, Richelieu, St Lawrence, Ottawa and Rideau…plus two big commercial locks run by the Canadian government.  We spent most of our time going up in the locks…and they were baby locks for the most part. The big Carillion on the Ottawa River was certainly an exception. Several flights of three…a couple of fours…and the BIG flight of eight right in the heart of touristy Ottawa. Antennas down on the Champlain system…and we even ducked going through a couple of bridges but really our height and depth was fine.

Getting through Canadian customs was not nearly the hassle we were expecting…People had built that up to ridiculous proportions…we should have known better…we’ve done it twice before…and while we wish we had brushed up on a little French, we had no issues communicating when necessary. 

We've also still be trying to keep to the "Belly Fat Cure" way of eating...so far Floyd has lost almost 20 pounds and 3 1/2 inches around his waist...I've lost 6 pounds and 3 inches...we are looking and feeling better...


Friday we start the Trent-Severn...oh, and there will be Kawartha Ice Cream!!! Yes, we plan to fall off the wagon for a while. We'll get back on eventually...but not when Kawartha is around!!!

Love it when they have free WiFi...so long until the next one!!!!