Dot's Way Cruising Cat: Rusho Bay to Gananoque Municipal Marina, Gananoque, Ontario, Canada

The friendly folks who let us tie up at their dock in Rusho Bay convinced us we should go to Kingston and then up the Rideau Canal to Ottawa instead of the commercial route along the Saint Lawrence Seaway so we were convinced. While waiting to hear back about the Canadian marina we headed down the St Lawrence River to the Boldt Castle and to the possible anchorage we were going to stay at. The Saturday boat traffic had the river churned up with wakes. It turns out on our camping road trip I have pictures of Glenn and the castle so our must see item was checked off twice. We got the call so headed back past our wonderful anchorage and on through Gananoque Narrows and crossed into Canada and on to the marina. Glenn was able to call Canadian Customs from the boat and check us into the country and raise the Canadian Courtesy flag. We then stretched our legs and walked into town stopping at the Metro Grocery Market and also a provisioning store to find out that the liquor stores are closed now going into the second week due to a strike. We bought her last two bottles of red wine and got the info on the restaurants that were selling wine. We were happy to relax in the air conditioning and cook dinner on the boat. We finished off the evening on the flybridge listening to the free concert in the park next door.

Downtown Gananoque Horticultural Gardens

Solitary bee hives

Town Hall and Confederate Park

Marina lounging spot outside bathhouse and laundry

Though Canadian Customs

Along the St. Lawrence Seaway

House on the rocks

Different types of markers which the birds love

Waterfalls in the front yard

Flags lining the front yard

Impressive homes on the riverfront

Decorated front lawns

Shoal marker

Impressive Boldt Castle

Low flying military plane

Thousand Island Bridge

On Sunday morning we walked downtown to Anna's Cafe but missed the sign they were going to be closed. Next we stopped by Laverne's that had a line inside so we ended up on the patio at Anthony's for a delicious western omelet sandwich and the real potatoes. We stopped by the Visitor Center and picked up the walking guide and headed out for the rail to trail. We took the riverside loop, the snapper loop and the extension that took us around to the other side of town where we went grocery shopping, The food truck in the parking lot had a booming business so we shared a poutine for lunch at their picnic table in the shade. Back to the boat for chores for Glenn and I walked back to the provisioning store where they were sold out of red wine because of the liquor store strike and instead bought a selection of Canadian hard ciders. We walked over to the Joel Stone Heritage Park on the waterfront and toured the History Museum and then walked by the Boat Museum as it was closed. After a shower after walking twelve miles, we grabbed a couple hard ciders and relaxed in the Adirondack chairs and did a load of laundry. We ended up having happy hour munchies instead of dinner.