Great Loop Route # 250: Kingston, Ontario, Canada to Rideau Canal Locks 49 to 43 | What Yacht To Do
Welcome to What Yacht To Do, a Great Loop Documentary. Today, Rev and Sam are doing a side trip on their Great Loop Route from Kingston, Ontario to the Rideau Canal. We are moving upstream and starting backward so Lock 49 is first and we stop after Lock 43.
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Awesome video Rev and Sam stay safe 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
@WhatYachtToDo
11 ай бұрын
Oh, thanks Joanne ☺️❤️
I know I've said it before but you two make an awesome team. The way ya'll work together is great! Wonderful to see you guys still smiling after 4 years of doing this. Safe travels and best wishes.
@WhatYachtToDo
9 ай бұрын
It has truly been a wonderful time ☺️
The bridge over Lasalle Causeway at 1.33 is no longer there. It was damaged and has been removed.
@WhatYachtToDo
Ай бұрын
Yes, I have heard that was just done recently. Thanks for commenting and letting others know! 😎
Well, that was rather exciting. All's well that ends well.
@WhatYachtToDo
9 ай бұрын
😊
Looking forward to riding along!!! Thank you.
@WhatYachtToDo
11 ай бұрын
You are welcome. Great to have you onboard with us 😎
Enjoyed the ride up the locks and was really interesting . The rest of the canal looks to be a thrill ride.
@WhatYachtToDo
11 ай бұрын
Oh yes! And very picturesque 😎
Looks like you're transiting through the Jones Falls lock station. It can be a bustling station in the middle of the summer. Enjoy the Rideau Canal. It's a Unesco World Heritage site.
@WhatYachtToDo
Ай бұрын
One of the highlights of our travels for sure! 😀🇨🇦
Had a buddy lived less then a mile from Kingston Mills locks, swam there half dozen times when I was kid
@WhatYachtToDo
11 ай бұрын
Great part of the country for sure. Very peaceful ☺️
We did this canal in ‘63. I wish you had mentioned some of its history. Just a thought, but we didn’t want to use our good fenders against the rough lock wall. Instead used a 2X4 lined with old fire hose. I wish Sam had narrated
@WhatYachtToDo
2 ай бұрын
Thanks Tom! It was sure a great trip. The history is very interesting. I touched on some of it in our last newsletter. www.GreatLoopAcademy.com is our new site and we will be adding courses and information there. Do sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop!
Love the videos of the Canadian canals. All the people seem so friendly
@WhatYachtToDo
11 ай бұрын
So very true ☺️
Nice share! btw, did you monitor depth throughout the canal trip? And, if yes, what were the lowest reads? I ask because it states a low of 5 feet during some time of the boating season. I heard you tell the the lock attendant on several occasions that you draw 4.5 feet which is rather close. I assume that you never felt bottom on your trip. Might you know what time of year the Rideau has the highest water? Thank you!
@WhatYachtToDo
4 ай бұрын
Yes we monitored death very closely throughout the trip. We felt like the water level was highest at the beginning of the season and that's why we did it at that time.
Will you be stopping in Charlevoix Michigan this time around?
@WhatYachtToDo
11 ай бұрын
Unfortunately not this year 😔 Do sign up for our newsletter for our future plans and inside scoop at WhatYachtToDo.com 😎
Are you still on the Rideau Canal, and if so where abouts? I have followed your channel since the first loop and live close to the cannel and would like to meet.
@WhatYachtToDo
11 ай бұрын
Oh, how nice. Our videos are many weeks behind us. We are currently in Lake Erie. Do sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to get our travel updates and the inside scoop 😎