Friday
Brief post today. Finally left Montreal, sailed through seven locks to get to the lower St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario. As we went along, it was often New York State on the starboard side and Ontario on the port. Overcast rainy day. Passed through the beautiful 1000 Islands area (Todd Weiler, the sailor’s old stomping grounds) and saw some beautiful homes, some of them on tiny little islands. And saw Boldt Castle – pretty impressive and quite a story. Because of the weather, some pictures are from inside through rain spattered windows. I did get outside for a few.
Boldt Castle
Our bags had to be out for pickup by 10 PM last night, and we have be out of the stateroom by 8 AM tomorrow. Then we have an early check in at the Marriott Delta where we will spend Saturday and Sunday night. So more posts to come.
That is quite a story about Boldt Castle. I love the homes on those small islands.
Are you sure you’ve got port and starboard correct?
Re-reading, no I didn’t get them correct. If we were on the boundary, then NY would have been port and Canada to starboard. At times were totally in US International water and NY was on both sides. At Boldt Castle, NY was on both sides of our ship.
Excellent trip narration. Beautiful pics.
Are these islands where Thousand Island salad dressing were concocted?
Onward…….
Yes
“It is named after the Thousand Islands region between the United States and Canada, where it is believed to have originated.”
Oh my, such large homes on such small pieces of land. Thought the same thing as Jane regarding “Thousand Island” dressing. Too funny.