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Jetty in the Upper Narrows section of the Rideau Canal in Canada

Fantastic Friday Photo – Which Jetty

January 18, 2013 By Jan Robinson 4 Comments

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My home town sits wedged between the ocean and a river.  On my daily walk along the beach, I look past a jetty, purpose built for fishermen and beyond to a tropical island.  When we travel I am drawn to river trips to explore caves, or snorkeling forays into the ocean.  My photographic files overflow with water shots.

These two are about as different as I could find.

First up is a Mekong River jetty near LUANG PRABANG, LAOS, located adjacent to the Pak Ou Caves, where locals have stored old and unwanted buddha statues for a century or more.  More of a floating pontoon than a real jetty, it served the purpose and was easily replaced.  The dry season/slash and burn haze in the sky was ever-present for the five days of our Luang Prabang visit in April 2010.

Mekong River Jetty - Pak Ou Caves

The next, taken one month later in the Upper Narrows Section of the Rideau Canal in Canada, shows a pristine timber jetty, completely different to the one in Laos, but equally attractive to my eye.

Jetty in the Upper Narrows section of the Rideau Canal in Canada

Which one rocks your boat?

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Jan Robinson writes about travel on her Budget Travel Talk blog. A solo traveller in her teens, for the last 40 years Jan has travelled through Australia, Asia, Europe, Turkey and New Zealand with her husband. They specialise in road trips, caravanning and Independent travel without spending a fortune. Her favourite destination is Turkey and she is currently dreaming of Myanmar and Mexico.

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  1. jenny@atasteoftravel

    January 20, 2013 at 2:55 am

    I think I’d have to go for Canada. The view looks fabulous!

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    • Jan

      January 20, 2013 at 8:42 am

      Hi Jenny, That area was just so picturesque. We hired a car for the day and drove around the locks. We were on our way from Montreal to Toronto and broke our bus journey there because the locks were supposed to open that day after being closed for the winter. Unfortunately for some reason they decided on the spur of the moment to open them the next week. But they were still beautiful, just not working.

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  2. Danielle

    January 21, 2013 at 2:22 pm

    I love the rickety bridge in Laos but would enjoy an evening fishing off both.

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    • Jan

      January 21, 2013 at 3:58 pm

      That is really odd Danielle, because I am an avid fisherwoman, but I did not even think of fishing from them. Good idea!

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