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| Hand operated lock mechanism |
Our day started with three locks, but before we could begin
it was necessary to lock up the boats in the lower basin. The three locks are
conjoined, so lock three is filled and lock 2 is filled, the boats enter lock 1
and the water from lock 2 is released into lock 1. Then the doors between lock
2 and 1 are opened, boats move to lock 2, water from lock 3 is released into
lock 2 to raise the boats and so on. Interesting process and all the locking is
done by people cranking various gear cases. This lock set appears to have been
built in the late 1800’s.
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| Ship being loaded in the St Lawrence |
After our locking adventure, we crossed a lake and back into
the Richelieu River. We completed this leg of our river trip at the St. Lawrence
River, a very different cruising environment. Large ocean going ships load,
unload and traverse this area of the river. One ocean going boat passed us at
9.9 knots as we were cruising at 5.5 knots due to the adverse current of 1.5
knots.
The anchorage tonight seems miles away from the busy, strong
flowing St. Lawrence Seaway – but its only 20 feet away, across a small island
and shoal. Here it is quiet and
peaceful, sitting next to a little town called Contrecouer. We can see the town dock, a dozen houses, a
business building and a restaurant as well as a pretty church with a silver
steeple.
We have noticed several churches in Canada that have silver
steeples and roofs. We think they are catholic churches but would like to know
the reason or tradition for the ornate silver steeples. Since we have no internet we ask you our
readers. Please Google Silver Steeples on Canadian Churches and text us the
results of your query, my cell phone is 262 664-5400.
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| Silver Church |
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