Wed Jun 22 10:01:00 EDT 2011
A lot of the lock entrance signs look like this one. It is saying the Small Craft Dock is a few hundred metres to the right.
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Mon Jun 20 8:45:28 EDT 2011, Montreal, QC, Canada
The Catherine Desgagnes in the narrow Canal de Beauharnois.
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Wed Jun 15 0:00:00 EDT 2011, St Lawrence Seaway, Quebec
The protection gate is put down in front of the far lock door when vessels enter the lock. It is there to stop a vessel from accidentally going too far and damaging the lock doors. While Issuma is way too small to damage those lock doors, the procedure is followed for all vessels entering the lock.
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Tue Jun 14 21:15:49 EDT 2011, St Lawrence Seaway, Quebec
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Tue Jun 14 21:01:45 EDT 2011, St Lawrence Seaway, Quebec
Swing bridge opens to let us into the lock
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Sun Jun 12 0:00:00 EDT 2011, St Lawrence Seaway, Quebec
When the lock is ready, they put the green light on, and we can enter.
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Sat Jun 11 19:46:40 EDT 2011, St Lawrence Seaway, Quebec
The bridge was opened for the Hellespont Chieftain, and we followed her through.
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Sat Jun 11 0:00:00 EDT 2011, St Lawrence River, Quebec
Channel marker and building on shore.
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Much enjoyment living life vicariously thru you and following Issuma. What camera are you shooting with? Reason I ask is that here at the magazine we get a few cameras with gps positioning ability inside and I could mention your blog and travels to someone who would load you a camera in return for a review if you are interested. It might make for some interesting reading as well as some publicity for both involved. Hope to see you again soon and happy sailing. Scott
Good to hear from you, glad you're enjoying the blog.
Hope you are doing well and getting some good sailing in.
I started out shooting pictures for the blog with a Pentax Optio WP waterproof camera. When the custom battery in that camera died, I was in Brazil and unable to buy another one, so I switched to a non-waterproof Tron camera, which I used for a year until it got wet.
I then used a Nikon Coolpix for a year until it got wet.
For the last couple of months, I have been shooting the blog pictures with a Fuji Finepix S.
I also have a GoPro Hero waterproof helmet-cam, but I'm using that strictly for video (and am only at the learning stage of how to film with it).
Yes, I would be interested in using a camera with GPS in exchange for a review.
Richard
Fri Jun 10 7:39:26 EDT 2011, St Lawrence Seaway, Quebec
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Thu Jun 9 0:00:00 EDT 2011, St Lawrence Seaway, Quebec
Raccoon watching Issuma from the side of the canal (parts of the St Lawrence Seaway are canals).
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