The Big Cooper, a Monk 36, is moored in Midland Harbour City Dock with us. Fortunately for us, Beacon Bay, Sponsor of the Georgian Bay Rendezvous, offered to pick us up this morning so we could attend the chart review of the Georgian B…
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Midland, Ontario – Georgian Bay here we come!
The day was rainy, but rain can “lay” the water down flat. As we left the last lock (our VERY last lock) the buoys changed to the opposite side. Missing one buoy in this area could mean a destroyed propeller. We knew Dream Fever had damaged their props…
Big Chute – never will we see anything so unique!
Another early morning out of Port of Orillia to cruise through cottage territory. The Waterway is extremely narrow in parts with rocks protruding through the water with evergreen vegetation. This cruise was probably the most beautiful cruise we have ma…
Epic comes in 2nd in the Port Huron Mackinac!
More details later! Don’t know anything else!
Trent Severn, Orillia, ON – made it through Lake Simcoe!
Lake Simcoe is the largest lake along the Trent Severn. The Lake is shallow and can become nasty in a short time. Our friends Pete and Anna Gulick on Blue Yonder are known as the Simcoe Kids for crossing on a bad day. We had heard the story and w…
Kirkfield Lock – Another Amazing Feat of Engineering
As we cruised through the Lock at Bobcaygeon we noticed Muddy Waters just beyond the Lock. Jennifer was exercising on the top deck and Michael and Daria were cooking breakfast. Sorry to have missed them last night.Muddy Waters, Michael, Jennifer, Keega…
Bobcaygeon, ON – A Welcome Respite.
Buckhorn Lake is another of the lakes we cross as we traverse the Trent Severn Waterway. Beautiful and lined with interesting cottages. Some expansive with perfect landscaping and others are modest and well-loved. Narrow passages cause us to carefully …
Trent Severn, Buckhorn, ON – The Generator…
Some cottages are part of a resort.Individual cottages are built on the rocky Canadian Shield.Oh, a cool boathouse.Crawdad weaved through the rocks, including Hell’s Gate. This is our second Hell’s Gate. The other Hell’s Gate was on the East River on t…
Trent Severn, Youngs Point, ON. Every day is an adventure!
Our day was not as expected. We planned to lock up four locks and stay at Buckhorn Lock, but not today! Instead of 22 miles, we cruised less than 7 miles.Beautiful cruise up the calm Waterway. A bit narrow, so better go slow.So many charming cottages. …
Trent Severn, ON, Lakefield – a little slice of Heaven after traversing Peterborough Lock.
Peterborough Lock was the second lock of the day as Lock 20 immediately precedes the Peterborough Lock, #21. The first lock took almost an hour to pass, despite its short lift of 12 feet. As we approached the Peterborough Lift, we saw that t…
