The Rideau Canal, Canada Day in Kingston, Ontario and the Trent-Severn Waterway.
Our good friend, Tim, arrived from Austin for a week of sight-seeing in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Francie has a new job, so she had no vacation time, and could not come be with us on this trip. We missed her.
Ottawa is a busy city filled with activities, even a street fair with a Bar-B-Q truck from Austin, TX! Canadians made us feel right at home.
We toured Parliament Hill, the national library and the Peace Tower. Approximately 3 million visitors each year enjoy Parliament Hill, the capital buildings of Canada. This is one of the houses of Parliament.
The view from atop the 300 foot Peace Tower. Following The Great War (1914 - 1918) Canadians created a monument (the Peace Tower) for the service and sacrifice of the men and women who died serving their country.
The trip down the Rideau Canal, a tranquil and picturesque 100 mile journey that includes 45 locks. The Rideau Canal is a World Heritage Site and is an historic operating canal in continuous use since it first opened in 1832. After the War of 1812, the plan to construct a navigable waterway between Lake Ontario and the Ottawa River was conceived. Most of the stonework and many of the buildings are as they were in the 19th century.
Scenic and narrow!
Tim standing by a sign showing the Rideau Canal map.
A beautiful park at Chaffey's Lock.
Fishing time. King & Tim enjoyed catching small mouth bass. They tasted very good.
Final locks before reaching Kingston and Canada Day, July 1st.
We rode a ferry across Kingston Harbor to a Fox Island restaurant. Pretty sunset.
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