We got up early and moved the boat to the blue line dock to be the first to go through the Ottawa Locks 8-1 Staircase. We walked by to Byward Market and had breakfast at Zak's Diner and then stopped at the Bistro Bakery for a multi-grain baguette of bread. We then waited to find out that they would lock up the four boats from the bottom at 9 am and it would be 11 am before they locked us four boats down. We stopped at the coffee shop at the museum and happened to see the parade and changing of guard which was a nice surprise. We had intermittent rain during the lock through and finally emerged on the Ottawa River around 1 pm and headed to an anchorage at Petrie Island Bay off a park with a beach. We had a hard time finding water less than 40 feet to anchor but we are set for the night with more rain expected. It turned out to be a chilly afternoon.
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| Rideau Falls seen from Ottawa River |
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| Leaving Ottawa behind |
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| Windsurfing near the park |
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| A view of the park and beach on the island as we left |
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