Woke to a heavy fog at the lock, so we laid back down for an hour until it cleared. Alfred helping a fellow boater use our generator power to make coffee, we said Adieu to Pierre and Marie and headed north.
After three miles the river widened into Lac de Deux Montages- Lake of the Two Mountains. The shore is filled with homes and farms, even cattle and horses as we thread our way through the islands on the south end of the lake.
Small towns are scattered along the shore- Ste Placide, Hudson, Oka and Point Aux Anglais. A ferry connects the the towns of Hudson and Oka.
We turn towards the lock at Ste Anne de Bellevue and go under the bridge connecting Ile Montreal and Ste Anne de Bellevue and the city of Vaudreuill and tie up to the blue line and wait our turn to lock through.
Locking through with seven other boats took awhile- the efficiency of the Rideau lock staff does not seem to apply to the locks in Quebec. After 90 minutes, we completed our three foot drop to the level of the St Lawrence River. bill gave a tour of the boat and a Great Loop explanation to. Very appreciative young Quebecan couple during the wait. We made them promise to make the trip.
Once settled, we took off to explore the small town of Ste Anne de Bellevue. The small town has many waterfront restaurants and older homes which were converted to shops. Outside of town is a large campus of Mc Gill a university. one of the original buildings was gifted by John A Macdonald, Canada’s First Prime Minister.
We enjoyed a late lunch and ice cream and of course talking with the town people. Bill found a boat supply store and purchased a fender and other supplies. We were quite a sight carting all these boat supplies back to the boat.
When we returned to the boat every space available was taken up by boats on the walls. This town was hopping with people walking the waterside parks and eating at the restaurants.