Le 15 septembre 2012
(English follows, see below)
Dimanche matin, 6 h VRRRROOOM! La course de bateaux de pêche! Les gros moteurs ont pétaradé comme des fusées. J’ai eu l’impression que je campais au milieu du circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Un clin d’œil à l’histoire
Nous longeons la route du berceau de l’Amérique qui part de
la Rivière Richelieu, passe par le Lac Champlain et se continue jusqu’à New
York à travers la Rivière Hudson. Ici se sont affrontées toutes les armées de
l’Angleterre, de la France, des Américains et des peuples des Premières
nations. Ici c’est joué le sort de l’Amérique.


After
Michel finished repairing the potable water pomp, we left Westport en route to
Crown Point. However, the mooring there wasn’t protected from the West winds
that was blowing at the time of our arrival. We then continued until
Ticonderoga Light. There the mooring is quite comfortable, 10’ draft and
located south of the ferry between Ticonderoga Light and Larabees.
Sunday
morning 6 O’clock VRRRROOM! A fishing boat race! The big engines were roaming
like sky rockets. For a moment, I thought I was sleeping on a Formule 1 race track.
See the
Champlain Bridge spanning Lake Champlain from Vermont to New York on the picture. Although it has nothing to do
with the one in Montreal, it has nevertheless been demolished due to severe
cracks and erosion of the pillars and was rebuilt.
History at
a glance
Fort
Ticonderoga. This famous fortification, built originally by the French as Fort
Carillon and then held alternately by theBritish and the American Revolutionaries.
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