Sunday, August 25, 2019

We took a 3 hour ride around Wellesley Island which took us into the Canadian Channel, and back through the American Shipping Channel. This trip is divided about evenly in US and Canadian waters. We took several pictures along the way:

This is Rockport, Ontario that is directly across the River at the East end of Wellesley Island. It is the first Canadian town we see. The red boat is a tour boat that makes several trips per day through the Thousand Islands.

Here is a Canadian Tour Boat that passed us off of Rockport:

 

We passed several impressive homes along the River in Canada:

 

 

 

The Thousand Islands Bridge consists of two spans, one from Alexandria Bay to Wellesley Island, and a second from Wellesley Island to Ivy Lea, Ontario. This is a picture of the Canadian span:

 

 

A River view along the way.

A narrow section of the Canadian section with a strong current. We were following a sailboat with limited speed and very little room to pass. So I had to keep it at 4 kts until we had room to pass. I have much more maneuverability in strong current if I could go a little faster.

 

Here you can see the sailboat after I had the opportunity to pass her. The water depth at the sailboats position is over 60 feet.

 

 Examples of the rocky shoreline along the river

 

This is a picture of an island that has been taken over by Cormorants. They move in in great numbers, take over the island,  and destroy the vegetation with their droppings. You can imagine the odor if you are close to an island like this.

 

 

 

 

Here is the sailboat following us through a narrow section.

 

 

Heading back to US waters at the Western end of the Island.

 

Capt Bill at the Helm

 

First Mate Brenda enjoying the view on the Flybridge deck.

 

Lulu enjoys a nap next to her music