AUGUST 18-22: ONTO KINGSTON AND OUR LAST STOPS IN CANADA

August 18-20:  Kingston:  We left with Charis and headed on the last leg of our journey to Kingston.  We crossed the Colonel By Lake and the ominously named Styx River.  Both of these waters were created by flooding the land when the locks were installed.  While the channel is well marked and deep enough, there are numerous tree stumps and other obstructions visible just outside the channel.

After five more locks, we at last approached the Kingston Marina which will be our home for the next few nights.  Having been to Kingston on our Great Loop trip, we will not post too much about the town this time.  It is a great town and we revisited our favorite haunts and restaurants.

August 21:  Bracky Bay:  A fellow boater in the marina recommended this anchorage in the Thousand Island Chain so we decided to head there and anchor for the night.  It proved to be a well protected anchorage with only a few boats there for company.

August 22:  Leaving Canada:  The weather is predicted to turn nasty later today so we made an early start  and headed to Cape Vincent which will be our first stop back in the USA.

The last lighthouse in Canada.

 Crossing the border into the USA.

 After clearing US Customs, we walked around the small town of Cape Vincent which holds a festival every year to commemorate the War of 1812.

 The most promising eating establishment in Cape Vincent was the Irish Pub at the Roxy Hotel.  Established in 1894, the hotel and pub have been well restored and feature intricate wood carvings such as the ones on the door below.  We enjoyed an inexpensive dinner in their restaurant. 

 A red sunset at night is a sailor's delight-so we were hopeful that the morrow would bring good weather.