Hartwell’s Lock

Me, Jeff, Graham (Malcolm’s brother), Malcolm and Rachel.
Boomerang.
The water was so high! They really lifted us!
Leaving Ottawa - it was a sprawling city.
                Experimental farms at Carleton University.




We left the city of Ottawa and headed to Hartwells Lock, which were the next set of locks after Ottawa, (the flight of 8 locks.) Hartwells Lock had two locks to navigate through, which took about 30 minutes (about 15 minutes for each lock). We were lifted 21.5’.

We could still see the skyline of Ottawa from  Hartwells Locks. There was a nice trail beside the locks. Adjacent to the lock, was Carleton University.  We were able to walk around the grounds of the university and visit the experimental farms - beautiful plants and a nice place to walk.  It looked like they were experimenting with various varieties of plants; there would be a row of peonies (example), with so many different colors, leaf variations, etc. It was a nice stop! 




 

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