Turn the other eye

A few days later, the ship transited the Brockville Narrows heading up to the Welland Canal. Here is another view of Needle's Eye, but from the shipping channel.

Ships can meet in the Narrows, but generally avoid it except in the western section near Hillcrest Point where the channel is wider. We met a laker heading downbound on this beautiful Thanksgiving day.

You can see on her hull the effects of transits through the locks where vessels 'ride' the approach walls as they enter a lock.

In the fall, calm days like this are definitely something to be thankful for as we head towards Lake Ontario and the Welland Canal.