Day 21

So the GPS which was critical to the St Lawrence River was repaired in less than the three weeks as prediicted.  Dennis installed it on Friday night and Sat. AM we were on our way to Montreal. A glorious day with bright sunlight and puffy clouds. The banks are lined with beautiul trees and small towns. As we neared the Montreal Vieux Port area the current picked up to six choppy knots and Lydia had to really struggle. Once inside the breakwater we motored effortlessly through the usual marina maze. As we approached our designated slip the dockhand suddenly decided we should put the brakes on and aback into an other slip that we were passing. Here the excitement begins! Lydia has no brakes . After a long ride she will not idle slowly or reverse. Hence, the slow, uncontrolled glide into a multimillion dollar yacht just imported from Italy. Custom built. Gorgeous. And now no longer new, but with a small and superficial scratch on her starboard bow. Fortunately it is not bad and the owner was extremely gracious. Thoroughly  scared that this might happen again we are yet again tied up for a few days to see how the engine can be repaired so that it runs well , when warm, as it runs exceptionally we'll when cold. 4 previous attempsts to fix this have failed. We are still enjoying the adventure but you may surmise that we suffered an extreme blow to our self esteem.
Stay tuned to the adventures of Frog and Toad, Days of Our Lives or is it Stella Dallas and Bert!