Wednesday, August 9 we encountered our first "big ship" lock, Iroquois Lock, and since we were locking down only 8 inches, we never tied lines or held onto pipes! We crossed into Canada and called Customs from Crysler Park Marina in Morrisburg, Ontario; we displayed our Customs number in the windows and were not boarded our entire stay in Canada.

Thursday, August 10 we locked down 42' in the Eisenhower Lock and 41' in the Snell Lock and discovered that the BIG locks were much easier than the Erie and Oswego locks. We docked in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, a very protected marina in a very French Canadian village. All four of us celebrated Jim's birthday at a very French restaurant, McBroue, recommended by the dock master. This was the beginning of dining in French restaurants!