Loop Life with Greg and Reenie: BURLINGTON to ROUSES POINT NY & SAINT JEAN SUR RICHELIEU

The last two days have been very exciting on our Loop journey! We departed BURLINGTON, VT on Monday morning and arrived at Gaines Marina in ROUSES POINT, NY on Monday afternoon. It was not a long trip ( 5 hours) but we wanted to stop on the USA side of Lake Champlain to prepare for our international crossing on Tuesday morning. During the day we had some white caps on the Lake and heard a "May Day Call" from someone who hit a rock - it was a great reminder on safety first!

The Gaines Marina was clean and nice :) we did some laundry in town, and then proceeded to accomplish our goal of finishing all of our fresh food and fortified beverages. We took our international border crossing rules seriously !!!!! And enjoyed a great BBQ with more than a few bottles of wine.

Moving a little slow on Tuesday morning we entered international waters and checked in at the Canadian Customs house. With no issues we crossed the border and continued to SAINT JEAN SUR RICHELIEU and passed lock # 9 on the Chambly Canal.

We purchased our seasonal Canadian Canall pass and docking permit ( $750). Yeah :)

It was a beautiful afternoon and we decided to take a bike ride North on the Chambly canal to the town of Chambly... About 36 kilimoters round trip ( kilimoters now that we are in Canada :)

That evening we watched sunset on the boat and walked to town for a pizza dinner. Good night and ready for the Chambly bridges and locks tomorrow !

Monday night Gaines Marina in ROUSES POINT... Tuesday night in SAINT JEAN SUR RICHELEIU, Quebec Canada.

Fort Montgomery on Lake Champlain, better known as "Fort Blunder" as it was actually built in Canada due to a survey error. Many sailboats on the Lake Champlain today with lots of wind !