We had a wonderful afternoon exploring Chambly with Gilles and Nicole. We grabbed a quick bite and a walk through the area on our way to see the canal locks. As we arrived there was actually a boat going through from the top into the basin below. Was really cool to see how the water emptied from one lock into the next to fill up enough to open the large wooden doors and allow the boat to power through to the next lock. Considering that these were built hundreds of years ago, it is pretty amazing manual technology. In the video I hope you can see just how fast the water goes down in the locks….this boat had to navigate about 5 locks I think to get down to the lake….pretty amazing! And you can travel a long distance between lakes by using the canal systems.
We also drove along the oldest part of the community with huge stone mansions, some of these houses dating back to the 1800’s. These are close to the Forte Chambly which still stands as well.
Guylaine joined us for supper at Gilles and Nicole’s and we enjoyed an amazing evening of laughter and stories (I was instructing them on what to believe or not believe when Larry was story telling). The meal and wine were second only to the company. Unfortunately I forgot to get a photo of all of us but managed to remember to get one this morning before we parted company with Gilles and Nicole.
Thank you all so much for hosting us and for all of your amazing company on our first stop!….on to the next!
Really glad to see you didn't get 'locked up'! lol! Looks really cool!
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