Sam and Rev bought a boat and are going around America's Great Loop aboard the Here's To Us!! The Great Loop is a 6,000 mile seasonal journey around the United States and Canada.
We have never had a boat this size and are certainly learning as we go.
It's so great to see "my" river being explored by people new to the area. I have paddled this canal to Ottawa and back many times in my 64 years and I am always doing camping trips of several days on it's lakes and rivers. It is a gem that I'm glad you have discovered it. I loved your experience and that you've have shared it!!!!
I just stumbled across your channel. Great videos, very informative and you both have a lovely manner. I’ve been going through watching your Great Loop videos along the St. Lawrence. Being a native Brockvillian, I was so pleased to hear you enjoy per a couple of days with us in our little historical town. Lots of great places along both the US D Canadian sides of the St. Lawrence, particularly throughout the Thousand Island Region.
We are so glad you are enjoying our channel and video about the lovely country of Canada as we cruise through it last year. Brockville was a really neat city, and we actually ended up staying two days longer. Great to have you on board! 😎🇨🇦
Well done pronouncing Gananoque properly! Even Canadians have issues doing it properly. lol. So glad you enjoyed your time here on the Canadian side of the 1000 Islands.
Sturgeon lake is one of the lesser of the Kawartha lakes which themselves are all mostly mud bottomed and weedy and popular for fishing. It's well away from the rock and pine of the Canadian Shield and surrounded by farm country. It's shores are mostly all built up with homes. The greater Toronto area is only an hour away as well there is Lindsey and Peterborough even closer. Lot's of weekend warriors for sure. The nicest Kawartha Lakes IMO are Balsam lake for it's better water quality for swimming and Stoney Lake for the scenery.
That’s not Port Dalhousie, lock 1 is Port Weller, lock 2 & 3 are St.Catharines. The first 3 Welland canals started in Port Dalhousie, the current Welland canal (#4) starts in Port Weller.
The Great Lakes can become dangerous with short wave-length, steeply faced wind waves that can damage vessels and crew. But it is interesting to compare sea state discussions with those we've experienced on the N Calif, Oregon, and Washington coasts and bar entrances where large, long wave-length swells often carry confused wind chop on top.
It's a beautiful marina with nothing to do when you get there. Also keep your personal belongings locked up as the city of Rochester is ripe with crime and your stuff will get stolen.
I have lived in Niagara Falls all my life, and I am very familiar with the Welland Canal system. Obviously, the locks are something of a curse for the local residence because of the bridges going up and down all summer long. But having never gone through the locks myself, I found your trip very interesting. My six-year-old grandson is absolutely fascinated with the Welland Canal and needless to say we are up and down the canal, from Port Dalhousie all the way up to Port Colburne numerous times throughout the summer boat watching. He gets pretty excited when he sees some of the big freighter going by. I have gone through some of the locks on a smaller boat in the Trent-Severn lock system, and also some of the Erie Canal system as well, towards Rochester area. But they are much smaller obviously than the Welland Canal system.
I cannot begin to imagine how you feel. I have done the loop twice now through you guys. Your content has been amongst the best there is on you tube. You will be missed.
Oh thank you David. Rev puts in a lot of work into the videos. We truly enjoyed each trip that we are on, 272 in all! Thanks for being such a loyal follower!
What a great spot! We truly enjoyed our stay there and it was convenient to get to downtown Montreal via Uber. The restaurant at the yacht Club was absolutely great! We ❤️ 🇨🇦
It's great to have you on board with us. Yes that was one of the more skinny and narrow approaches to a harbor. I hope the plan renovation there goes smoothly. 😎
I've followed your loop travels from the beginning. I know your not with the boat anymore but I have a question you may be able to answer for me as I'm considering buying and doing the loop in the future. The question is , if the vessel has DPS on it, will I still be required to tie up when transiting locks ? I ask because I may do the loop as a single. Thanks in advance!
9:50: le pont de l'ile aux tourtes'' L'ile aux tourtes is french for the ''bridge by the ''passenger pigeon island''. The english name of the ''tourte'' is ''The passenger pigeon or wild pigeon'' (Ectopistes migratorius) is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to North America. In canadian kitchen the word ""tourte'' is used to name a type of meat pie which is very popular during the christmas holidays. In Quebec, it is commonly called ''pâté a la viande'' (patty a la Vee An De the De is pronouced like the end of ''pond'' - Have nice trip. Too bad this story is 9 mos old, I live 3 km from the Ste Anne lock, I would have gone over to meet you and have one of the best soft ice cream around here...LOL
Oh thank you very much. That is great information and I guess it would have been great to meet you however our videos take time to edit and publish. We ❤️ 🇨🇦
I love watching you Captain really got me interested when you made it all around the world and you got stuck in my home state Kentucky on a sandbar,,,, you're a great Captain learn a lot like watching you,,, little Sam normally don't get in a hurry makes good call,,,, it's pretty good stuff watching,,,,,,
Started watching at 259. Really confused about your route. Image in video shows classic Albany-Oswego-Trent route but video is a visit to Montreal? And you mention a huge lock count that wouldn’t accumulate if you came up the Champlain canal to the st Lawrence. Looking at future video titles looks like you’re going through the big boat Seaway.
@@petercharron3268 sorry for the confusion. On this start of our third Loop we went Erie Canal to Oswego canal to Kingston and did the Rideau Canal to Ottawa. Then down the Ottawa River to Montreal, then up the Saint Lawrence River to Gananoque, turn the Adolphus reach and the Murray canal, South on lake Ontario to the Welland Canal into lake Erie.
@@WhatYachtToDo actually live steps away from there and know the marina well....saw the poop pump out...there was a cool 60fter there the past few days
