Rainy Day
Confederation Basin
This morning was the complete opposite of yesterday...it
rained most of the night and it was very cloudy and dreary when we got up. Our dockage
may be free but the scenery is about the worst we've had. After breakfast I
walked up to Starbucks to use their wifi to check emails and post the blog.
There was very little traffic on the street and I had a chance to really see
the wonderful old architecture in this city...I didn't notice it as much
yesterday with all the hustle and bustle going on.
We spent most of this rainy day visiting with Wayne and Ruth
Pollock, a couple we met at the fall AGLCA Rendezvous in 2010. We followed
their great loop adventure by reading their blog and now they have been following
us by reading ours. It was great to finally have a chance to get together. They
live between the St Lawrence River and the Rideau Canal, so they had a lot of
good information to share. We visited for a couple of hours on the boat and
then spent a few more hours visiting over lunch at a local Italian restaurant.
We truly had a wonderful time visiting with them and it was a great way to
spend a rainy day. We hope to get together with them again before we get to
Ottawa. We spent time this afternoon wandering around town, doing a little
exploring until the rain chased us back to the boat. This evening we worked on
plans for our first few days in the Rideau Canal. If the weather clears enough
tomorrow we will be on our way.
We will leave Kingston, go up the Rideau Canal to Ottawa, then to Montreal and then down to Lake Champlain.
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