{"id":549,"date":"2023-07-05T08:38:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T13:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailingtruenorth.net\/?p=549"},"modified":"2024-10-09T06:08:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T10:08:10","slug":"day-11-happy-independence-day-et-bienvenu-au-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/?p=549","title":{"rendered":"Day 11 &#8211; Happy Independence Day et Bienvenu au Qu\u00e9bec"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"549\" class=\"elementor elementor-549\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-668103c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"668103c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12e69e5\" data-id=\"12e69e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c7cc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37c7cc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We left the Pillon Island anchorage late morning. There was very little wind so we spent 4 hours motoring across Lac Saint-Francis, crossing into Qu\u00e9bec to dock at Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dca8a06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dca8a06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc3e8fd\" data-id=\"bc3e8fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e02783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e02783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Nebo-Day-11-1024x771.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-556\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Nebo-Day-11-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Nebo-Day-11-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Nebo-Day-11-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Nebo-Day-11-1536x1156.png 1536w, https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Nebo-Day-11-1320x993.png 1320w, https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Nebo-Day-11.png 1924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e3cc1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e3cc1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b2bd4d\" data-id=\"0b2bd4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c199b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50c199b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lac Saint-Francis is one of three artificial lakes along the Saint Lawrence Seaway, created by dams, locks and flooded farm fields.<\/p><p>We arrived in Marina Valleyfield just before a small squall passed over. We&#8217;re glad to be in a marina after three days at anchor and we needed fuel, water, a pump-out and provisions. Unfortunately, the Marina was somewhat disappointing. The diesel pump at the fuel dock wasn&#8217;t working. Somebody was in the slip to which we were assigned so we had to negotiate using a vacant seasonal slip, and move the boat twice. Our key FOB, giving access to the docks and facilities didn&#8217;t work. And the marina is clogged with weeds.<\/p><p>That said, once settled in, we took a nice walk, fired up the air conditioner, had nice showers, and enjoyed a quiet evening aboard True North (no fireworks here, of course).<\/p><p>Salaberry-de-Valleyfield seems like a nice town and we&#8217;ll explore it more today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91afac5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91afac5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-728a9ea\" data-id=\"728a9ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ef6f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"11ef6f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-549 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"11ef6f8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Toto, we&#039;re not in Kansas anymore. Even in France, the word &quot;Stop&quot; is used\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTYzLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2FpbGluZ2ZyZWdhdGEuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wN1wvSU1HXzEyNTYucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMTFlZjZmOCJ9\" href='https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1256.png'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1256-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-563\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-563'>\n\t\t\t\tToto, we&#8217;re not in Kansas anymore. Even in France, the word &#8220;Stop&#8221; is used\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"11ef6f8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"The old canal in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2FpbGluZ2ZyZWdhdGEuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wN1wvSU1HXzEyNTgucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMTFlZjZmOCJ9\" href='https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1258.png'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1258-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-564\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-564'>\n\t\t\t\tThe old canal in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"11ef6f8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Salaberry-de-Valleyfield\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTY1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2FpbGluZ2ZyZWdhdGEuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wN1wvSU1HXzEyNTkucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMTFlZjZmOCJ9\" href='https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1259.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1259-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-565\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-565'>\n\t\t\t\tSalaberry-de-Valleyfield\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"11ef6f8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Cathedral Square\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTYxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2FpbGluZ2ZyZWdhdGEuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI0XC8wNVwvQ2F0aGVkcmFsLVNxdWFyZS5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMTFlZjZmOCJ9\" href='https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cathedral-Square.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Cathedral-Square-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-561\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-561'>\n\t\t\t\tCathedral Square\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hope our American friends had a good Independence Day holiday yesterday. 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