Oh, Canada!

We left Brewerton, NY and turned north onto the Oswego River and locked down, rather than up. Locking down we found to be more difficult than locking up, because there is less rope to grab and harder to get the boat pulled in to the lock wall.

Also some of the locks, such as this one, have a swing bridge that has to be raised before proceeding through.

On Saturday a canoe outing was held with around 100 canoes going part way up the Oswego River and also going through several locks.  We arrived in Oswego and joined in the festivities and enjoyed live music, good food and various craft booths.

New friends, on Fruit Cakes, Andy and Julie.

King at the park.

Next morning the boats 'Young At Heart' and 'Fruit Cakes' led the way out of the Oswego River and into Lake Ontario.  The lake can be quite rough, but we had an excellent smooth crossing.

Lake Ontario was glassy smooth, looking like a river inside of a lake.  What a wonderful crossing. 

The chart shows our route, we are at the red arrow in the center of the picture, crossing from the United States into Canada.

We stayed at a marina in Picton, Ontario, which is a small harbor and picturesque town with many boutique dress shops in old buildings.  We checked into Canadian customs in Picton.

Next morning we still were blessed with calm water.