Lock 31 and the Bascule Bridge

My first self-appointed task today, is to answer a few questions about our recent breakfast in the cold on the patio.

More than one person wanted to know if breakfast got cold, one person pointing out that eggs can go cold quickly.

You are right about eggs, so Sue ate her poached eggs first and somewhat quickly. My big scramble was in a bowl, so it retained its heat fairly well although I didn't dawdle either.

Another person wanted to know the name of the river seen in those photos. I always hesitate to name it because it is called the Mississippi which can lead to much confusion because it is NOT THAT Mississippi. This Mississippi flows into the Ottawa River and then the St Lawrence at Montreal from where it makes its way to the Atlantic Ocean and not the Gulf of Mexico.

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On Friday, the day following that breakfast, we went on a little drive, heading more or less south to the Rideau Canal.

While our destination was Chaffey's Lock, we first pulled into Lock 31, located at Smiths Falls. Many locks have a name, but I can't find one for this lock. I am not even going to show the lock in this post because I have done that before HERE. 

Instead, I concentrated on the abandoned railway bridge, Bascule Bridge, which hangs over the canal in a raised position.

Then for the first time, we went onto the bridge (not that part but there was a flat section off to the right) where I took this photo.

We did approach the upraised part where I took this photo of the bridge itself. I decided to convert to b&w and to emphasize the contrast. I was quite happy enough to blow out the highlights in an image such as this.

From Smiths Falls we drove to another lock, Chaffeys, which was quite a distance away, I'll likely post about that  within the next few days.