{"id":7349,"date":"2018-08-12T07:55:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T11:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=7349"},"modified":"2018-12-19T16:18:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T21:18:49","slug":"august-10-oka-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=7349","title":{"rendered":"August 10 – Oka, Quebec"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 10 – Oka, Quebec
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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.<\/p>\n

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Photo above: powerdam headworks beside the Carillon lock.<\/p>\n

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

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.<\/p>\n

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When our turn came to \u201clock down\u201d there were 17 boats (including Santosha) along for the ride. And it was party time inside the lock!<\/p>\n

Many of the boats going through the locks were locals out for a day on the water & several were traveling together.<\/p>\n

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People were hopping from one boat to another & passing drinks around. These folks know how to have a good time!<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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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! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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We finished the day with a fantastic sunset.<\/p>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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