Dates are a little off above but start in correctly here, There TS Waterway was beautsiful but getting a little monotonous.
July 22, 23, 2017
From Bobcaygeon we had two days to the boat
yard through some more lakes and the Trent Canal which is literally a one way
canal, 6 feet deep that is cut out of granite.
When we entered a section of the canal we had to broadcast on the radio
that we were entering from one end so that other large boats would wait till be
had come through.
Th water is really clear so you can see the rocks and try to avoid them. |
A golf course along the canal that we didn't stop at. |
Rocks! |
Elevator going down. |
Another tight spot |
The first night we stayed above the Kirkfield Lock. Our only requirement was that we could tie up
in a spot where our TV antennae could get a good signal for the British open,
so that night we stayed on the top of another lift lock so the trees were not
in the way. Some people we had met along
the way went through the lock (now we were going down) and stayed down below. And had had a rough day since their boats
needed 4 and 5 feet of water respectively.
We have a little easier time since we only need 3 feet.
The next day we pushed on and emerged on Lake Simcoe. We were lucky and inspite of some wind the
lake was reasonably calm and we traveled along the lake for 10 miles to our
marina.
This marina even has docks for sea planes. |
July 23, 24, 2017
First thing Monday morning the service department of the boat yard came
over, analyzed our problem with the same solution that John had figured out,
got the part ordered and we left to play golf.
A round of golf in Canadian mist, kind of like Oregon, where it doesn’t
really rain but you get pretty wet, but the sun eventually came out.
On Tuesday we got a rental car and headed to Toronto and Niagara Falls.
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