Alexandria Bay-Trenton, Ontario -June 19-22

Friday morning we left Alex Bay, waved goodbye to the Boldt Castle and set course to Canada. We traveled along the U.S. side of the St Lawrence Seaway until we hit Wolfe Island Cut where we crossed into Canadian waters. After traveling 32 miles for the day we took a slip at Confederation Basin Marina in Kingston, Ontario.  As required, the Captain and only the Captain was allowed to leave the vessel, proceed to the designated phone at the end of the dock and call Canadian Customs & Immigration. After giving them our information and answering a few questions we were given an authorization number that we are to display on our side windows while transiting the country. Kingston is a very vibrant town with many young people out enjoying a beautiful summer Friday evening. We enjoyed dinner at Jack Asters on their rooftop patio. Loved Kingston!

Saturday morning Sheli took her walk while Steve went to a local coffee shop with wifi to check weather and emails. Afterward we threw off the lines and headed out. It was another glorious day to cruise with warm sunshine and calm water. We traveled west 40 miles to Picton, Ontario. Picton has a small harbor surrounded by hills. Very pretty!  We tied up to the wall at the Picton Marina and Park and immediately knew we liked it here.  Today we passed our 5000 mile mark since leaving home!

We walked Sunday morning to the Free Methodist Church in Picton. We thought we would head out after church, but decided we liked the area so much we would stay another night. We jumped on our bikes and took a long ride through the nearby countryside. It was a great day of exploring the area and town.

Monday morning we left the pretty harbor of Picton and traveled 41 miles to Trenton, Ontario. This is where we will enter the Trent-Severn Waterway. The Trent-Severn Waterway is 240 miles long and runs from Trenton on Lake Ontario to the Port Severn on the Georgian Bay. We will pass through 44 locks during this stretch which will also be our final locks of the trip. 

 Kingston, Ontario 

 Customs & Immigration phone

 Picton harbor 

 Good advice!