Tuesday, July 16th.

This was that first day we had to take account of tidal currents – from here downriver they are significant.  The currents dictated that we leave Portneuf around 12:30 in order to have fair currents to Quebec.  So we went for another bike ride in the morning and stopped under the shade of some trees for some impromptu yoga.  Very nice doing yoga outdoors on the waterfront.  We left on schedule at 12:30 and hoped our tidal calculations were correct.  It was another very hot windless day, so we motored most of the way, helped by the current, so it looks like our calculations were OK.  The marina here, 46 49.13N 071 12.36W, is protected from the tides by a lock, so we locked through and tied up around 7pm, where we had magnificent views of the Old City.  After a long hot day, we decided to eat dinner on the boat and were treated to a spectacular sunset.  Behind the marina is a long concrete building and between 9:30 and 11pm, the city projects film onto the walls accompanied by some excellent quality sound, seemingly in perfect stereo, at least from our vantage point.  We watched the show from the boat.

Ship’s Log: 2791.5nm, Today's log: 22.8nm, Season total: 337.6nm.