Your schedule should allow lots of time to enjoy the trip. My concern would be the last 2 weeks of July are the Quebec Construction holiday. During the end of July & early August a surprising number of Quebecers race around the triangle Montreal-Ottawa-Kingston in 20-30' cruisers. This can be a lot of fun but bottlenecks at Ottawa flight locks and large rafted, alcohol-fuelled parties at some locks in voluable French can be tiresome if one craves peace or solitude on the waterways.
Ottawa to Sorel is mainly about Montreal. Consider an out and back to Quebec (City) if you have time on your hands. Definitely consider the bus trip from Quebec to the Saguenay fjord for whale watching. The Richelieu & Lake Champlain are delightful.
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Jeremy
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