June 27 Healy Falls to Peterborough 4 hrs.

Lock 19 in the Trent Severn was a great experience. Chad, the lock master, took our photos as we were water to raise.
Chad let us open the front gate of the lock so we could leave as he took pictures, a true Tom Sawyer moment.

Their mascot, much like Cutter, was resting out of the rain. Wet chimps are not the most fragrant.

Chad and Samantha. This was her first day on the job.

We spent that night on the wall below Lock 20. Vicky took this on her morning walk. These are all part of Park Canada and one site is more beautiful than the next. and we are told it only gets more beautiful.

We drove a whole 5 minutes to stay at Peterborough marina . Better space to walk to the city and do laundry etc. The lake has a scout bldg. on site and in the early evening canoes and sail boats of youngsters with a nearby safety skiff were everywhere.

Neighborhood on the lake across from the boat.

June 26 Campbellford to Healy Falls 3.5 hrs

We left in rain, drizzle and more rain but that is becoming the norm every other day
Lock 14 is making a flower box with morning glories .When finished they will make the sail for the boat

We met a great couple, Bob and Susan and Madison, their yellow lab, at a mooring wall. The live in the nearby town of Hstings, and were camping for the weekend.

Bob and John fished most of the morning. John caught a small mouth bass and added it to their dinner collection.

Susan cut Vicky's hair while the boys continued fishing.

Bob and Susan making cocktails.

June 25-26 Trent to Campbellford

Trenton is a port on Lake Ontario. The Trent-Severn Canal begins at Trenton, on the Trenton River and makes its way west northwest to the Georgian Bay tow of Port Severn. It covers some 240 miles, and traverses 42 locks. It rises from the level of Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe at more than 800 feet above sea level than descends via locks to the level of Georgian Bay.

Quickly ran to town to take some photos of Trent while John got fuel.
As we approached the railroad bridge a Canadian Pacific train was kind enough to be part of a photo-op.

At the next lock, Cutter jumped ship, again

An original lock master's quarters dating to the early 1800's

The lock master warned us about the Canadian Geese, they try to keep them away,from the locks because of what they leave behind. John rephrased that and I won't repeat it.

An old swing bridge makes a great reference photo for Vicky's art work.

Seems like all we do is go through locks. This is a double lock, raising us 48 feet in total. When we go into it, there is a horizontal cable, to tie bow and stern as the water raises.

A view from the boat to the top of the first lock.

John and Vicky crossed the suspension bridge in Campbellford.

Yes, Linda, Mom crossed it too.

Campbellford is known for the artist that designed the Looney, the two dollar coin as well as the cheapest fuel on the canal. They have two gas stations that service the cars on the street and the boats behind them in the water at the same price. We have paid as much as $1.27 a liter and here the price is 91.9 . cheaper than New York.

We tied up to the city park, checked in with the chamber of commerce, got their wifi code, keys to the showers and gave them a whole dollar per foot. Again, Cheaper than New York.

6-23 Kingston to Trent

We couldn't remember much about our visit to Kingston 5 years ago. It is a city, not a town. Last time city marina was absolutely no help in the wind and rain helping to dock. It is nice to know some things never change, although the weather was only windy, no rain

Along the route we saw many farms and cows

All the restaurants in downtown Kingston had hanging baskets

Display for a weekend performance

We walked to the marine supply store, which also was the local hardware store and had an art gallery, of sorts, on a section of the second floor, next to the new children's wear section. On the way back to the boat we passed the Hotel and city building.

Sometimes the channel markers are IN the area to avoid.

sometimes they are not.


We left Kingston around noon after waiting out the remainder of last nights storm. A few hours later we found ourselves in a torrential downpour for about 1/2 hour. Luckily we were in the middle of open water and no other boat was crazy enough to be out. The radar turned completely yellow with the rain. I tried to show the black sky on the port and the bright blue on the starboard it was really weird. Glad we were heading starboard.

June 20 -22 Smith Falls to Westport 4.5 hrs.

HAPPY FATHERS DAY

It was and easy drive except for some windy areas. Seems like one day is rainy and the next is beautiful.
The scenery is so different no palm trees, lots of lush deep greens

We arrived at Westport marina early in the day and enjoyed the gazebos and picnic tables
The neighborhood kids jump off the bridge and swim back . It is still cool here.

View of the marina from the bridge. I did not jump in.

We changed the prop back to a matched set at the "beach". Canadian parks employees were raking the lake grass off the bottom of the swimming area while John was in the water changing the prop. Record time 20 minutes.

When we returned to the marina Cutter met a new friend.

Diving boards on the floating dock in the yard.

Nice boat house. The home was too far back to photo

Notice the square green marker? No question about the depth.

Where there is rushing water there is a nearby lock You never know who you will meet at the lock.

Only to find it was a steamboat convention. When I took this photo the blew their shrill whistle and steam poured out.

This lock master and his dog Molly were painting the lock masters quarters.

The scenery was just amazing. You don't find this in Florida

Hotel Kenny (Since 1877) at Jones Falls is a United Nations World Heritage site. We toured it and were totally mesmerized for 7.3 minutes.

and continued through the narrows.