June 19 - O, Canada! (the rain stopped and the clouds parted)

At 7 a.m. we left the dock at Brewerton in a heavy mist headed for Oswego, N.Y. Our route would take us through the last lock on the Erie Canal and then through 7 more locks on the Oswego Canal. Two more boats caught up with us in the first lock, and we were told by the lock-master to stay together so that we could traverse the subsequent locks easily without a wait. So, with "Reflection" in the lead, this is what we did for 33 miles. In a discussion with the other boats, who were local to these waters, they had decided to cross Lake Ontario because the weather was favorable today for a crossing with light winds, waves under a foot, and improving skies. We thought about it for a moment, and then decided that this, indeed, would be a good idea for us to do also, since with the impending forecast of rain, and possible wind on the nose, we could be stuck in Oswego for a few days. So, at 1 p.m. we headed out the Oswego break-water across the Lake. In our whole trip across which was quite pleasant, but a little chilly, we saw only one vessel - a ship. The waters of the lake were pristine, and the sky above was amazing with the clouds parting to form an arrow that pointed our way to Canada. We then made our way past islands, and a protected waterway known as the Adolphus Passage all the way to Picton, Ontario. We arrived at 6 p.m. at the Tip of the Bay Marina after traveling approximately 100 miles and through 8 locks. George then checked us in with Canadian Customs, we raised the Canadian flag on the radar arch near our now-repaired navigation light, and then celebrated our arrival with libations and food at the waterfront restaurant at our marina.