Thursday June 18, 2009

Left Oswego at 6:55AM for the rub west on lake Ontario. Overcast with sprinkles and 54°. Waves expected to be 1' - 3' all day with and easterly wind at 10 - 17 kt. We'll have a following sea in rear starboard quarter for the entire day. Destination is the pleasure craft basin at the northern entry to the Welland Canal in Ontario, Canada. 

Port Weller, Ontario, Canada. The Welland canal. Arrived at 7:30PM. Ran all day, drizzle and very limited visibility. Radar worked perfectly but didn't pass a lot of boats. In fact we didn't see land until we entered the northern terminus of the canal. Secured to the long wall at the pleasure craft basin and awaiting Canadian customs approval. Pass to transit the locks is $200 and had to hire a third person as required. Very large boats going through and they do create turbulence. The plan is to leave early in the morning if we can due to commercial traffic.