From Canso to St. Peter's Canal

Monday, June 10th, 2013

Sadly we must leave the wonderful town of Canso astern:

 

As we leave we pass by the busy government wharfs:

 

An interesting German vessel at the Canso wharf:

 

Once out in the Strait of Canso we encounter a whole new species of vessels --- this is the tanker "Australian Spirit" --- I think we will stay out of its way:

This is a village on Gros Nez Island on the north side of the Strait of Canso:

 

Just another pretty picture of the shore:

 

The south side of St. Peter's:

 

 

These are the locks at the St. Peters Canal.  From the south one must pass through them in order to get into the Bras d'Or Lakes.  The work to dig the canal started in 1854 and took 15 years.  The canal is currently a National Historic Site of Canada.

 

This is the north end of the canal with the swing bridge which services the main road: