2 days of excessive high winds - 20 knots with gusts to 40 right on the bow.
Yeserday we got caught in the locks for 3 hours waiting for 4 freighters to lock through. Amazingly we met a couple of powerboaters from Brechin that we met at the lock as they were heading upstream after leaving the Ottawa River. Small world.
Getting a test of the currents and we seem to be avaeraging about 3 miles an hour in these windy periods. Makes for a long day.
Today and yesterday we averaged about 18 miles.
A bit concerned yesterday as we left Beauharnois with a third of a tank of diesel. After 3 hours of slugging upstream at2-3 miles an hour, tank level started to drop, to less than a quarter. Having never run on the bottom half of the tank I was unsure how accurate the fuel guage was and what type of crap the was settled at the b>
ottom of the tank that could be sucked up and clog the fuel filters.
We did make it into Lakefield and filled up with 66 litres. A few anxious hours though.
Right now we are anchored off of Cameron Island. east of Cornwall.
The freighter activity on the St Lawrence was heavy today
A [icture of the Full moon, cameron Island and an old friend.
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