August 10 – Oka, Quebec
45°27′37″ N 74°5′40″ W

We left Montebello at 9:30am & headed towards Oka, Quebec, which was about 4 hours away. This part of our trip would also take us through the single lock at Carillon.

Photo above: powerdam headworks beside the Carillon lock.

This is one massive lock! The change in elevation is 20 meters (65 feet) and the lock can hold many boats at once.

We had to wait about 45 minutes before we could enter the lock so we put John to work on the BBQ to cook some hotdogs for lunch.

When our turn came to “lock down” there were 17 boats (including Santosha) along for the ride. And it was party time inside the lock!

Many of the boats going through the locks were locals out for a day on the water & several were traveling together.

People were hopping from one boat to another & passing drinks around. These folks know how to have a good time!

After exiting the lock we continued on our journey. Oka is on one side of the Ottawa River & Hudson, Quebec is on the other side.

Photo above: Levi chillin on the way to Oka. Somewhere on my laptop I have a similar photo of Levi doing the same thing – but he was about 10 years younger & 3 feet shorter! 😉

This part of the river really widens out to become part of a group of lakes & the whole area is thick with sailboats – the majority of them 30 feet or less. It was great to see so many of them out on the water on a sunny Friday afternoon.

We arrived at the marina in Oka around 4:30. Just in time for G&Ts. I looked after the arrangements at the marina office while Angela & John tended bar.

We finished the day with a fantastic sunset.

Cheers!