August 1st,
On Monday, July 22nd we left Peterborough, ON
heading for Young’s Point. We went through 7 locks, the second of which was the
“Lift Lock”. This is the lock where you drive into a tub of water and you are
lifted 65 ft up to the next level. The 8
locks lifted us up a total of 138 ft.
We stayed in a small marina in Young’ s Point called Sunset
Cove Marina. Although a bit rustic, it
had nice showers, a laundry and a very nice restaurant. So a shower, 2 loads of
laundry and a nice dinner capped off our day.
The next morning, July 23rd, we headed for
Bobcaygeon, a lock town, and entered the most beautiful part of the Trent
Severn Waterway we had seen yet. We cruised past hundreds of small islands, one
of which had a beautiful white church seemingly in the middle of nowhere. As we
cruised further, the isolated area started to be populated with beautiful
vacation homes. On our cruise to Bobcaygeon we went through 4 locks lifting us
up a total of 35 ft. Bobcaygeon is a great “resort style” town with many shops,
restaurants and a very popular ice cream factory. While John had a sensible lunch, Jack and I
sought out a dish of Kawartha ice cream. It was worth the calories. We tied up to
the wall for the night and put our generator to work.
On the 24th we left Bobcaygeon for Fenelon Falls, another
town right at the lock. That lock lifted us up 24 ft. Fenelon Falls is another
nice “resort style” town. We were able to tie up to the lock wall again but
this time were able to hook up to electricity and water. Shortly after we tied
up, there was a short but high energy thunderstorm,
but we were soon able to explore the town and choose a restaurant for dinner.
Murphy’s Lockside Pub & Patio was right by the Lock and the food and rum
punch were delicious.
From Fenelon Falls we cruised to Bolsover. This trip took us
through the second Lock Lift on the waterway. While all the other locks on the Trent Severn
lifted us to the next level of the waterway, this lock took us down 49 feet. It
was truly an uncomfortable feeling being in a large tub of water and looking
over the side to 49 ft below.
Orillia, our next stop, is a great town with many shops and restaurants.
We were there over the weekend and hit their annual “Mardi Gras in July’
celebration so there was the added value of music, decorated boats and much celebration.
And, of course, Docktails with other Loopers
We left Orillia on Sunday, July 28th and headed
for the “Big Chute” and Port Severn. Our arrival in Port Severn marked the end
of our journey across the Trent Severn Water Way. The Big Chute, which is
called the Marine Railroad, actually lifted our boat out of the water, on
slings, and carried us on a railway track across land and placed us into the
next body of water. Pictures below will best describe the process.
Today, July 30th, we said good bye to John who is
heading to San Diego to see friends before he heads back to China. It was great
to spend time with him in person and have him as my fellow “Boat Mate” as a
total of 45 locks brought us through the beautiful Trent Severn Waterway.
July 31 and August 1st found us in a marina in Midland to have our AC repaired. If all goes well we will be leaving on Saturday for the Georgian Bay.
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