The time log of our passage through the locks of the Saint Lawrence Seaway continues:
0100 in Snell Lock
0120 Pilot exchange
0135 clear Snell
0220 in Eisenhower Lock
0238 clear Eisenhower
0620 in Eisenhower Lock
0630 Pilot exchange
0650 clear Eisenhower
1445 alongside Clayton, New York, USA
1605 depart Clayton for Toronto
1805 Pilot exchange
Ship’s work: Remember all the work we had to do to prepare the ship to enter the Canal (yards, davits, etc)? Today’s work was to undo all of that work.
Notes from the Captain: Pilot Steve said his time piloting on Picton Castle was “the best thing I have done this year”. Fell in love with our ship cat Fiji (who wouldn’t!). Nothing feels quite so good as showing Picton Castle to someone so enthusiastic. It is invigorating. Expect calm passage across Lake Ontario.
Position: 1kt South of Point Alexandria, Lake Ontario
Speed: 7 kts
Weather: Sunny with cool Southwesterly breeze F3. Forecast for decreasing winds overnight, filling in again during the day tomorrow.