Catching up on a few days without internet connectivity.  On Sunday, June 17 (Father's Day) we completed our travels through the beautiful Chambly Canal, locking through Locks 8-1 in descending order.  Locks 3-1 are hinged like steps and quite unique. Only Lock 9 is mechanical, the other 8 locks are operated manually by cranking open and closed the huge lock doors.  We stayed at the city dock at Chambly Basin.  We visited Ft. Chambly,  a short walk from the dock, but it was closed when we arrived.  I believe the Chambly Canal is one of the most beautiful areas we had the pleasure of visiting   Attached are a few photos:

Lock 8 our first experience with manually operated locks

Another boat is in Lock 8 with us

Exiting Lock 8

Watching boats go through the locks is a spectator sport.  We're about to go through Lock 3 which is hinged like steps to Locks 2 and 1

Exiting Lock 1 into Chambly Basin -- through 9 locks, we have descended a total of 80 feet

Ft. Chambly

June 17, 2012 Tonight's back yard