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     On the move again. Today’s journey took us from Bobcaygeon to Kirkfield.If you look at the map you will see that today we passed through the lock at Rosedale. It was a lift of only about 4 feet, but this put us at 840 feet ab…

We are on our way to the Burleigh Lock. Our plan is to travel today as far as Bobcaygeon. First we must pass through Hell’s Gate. We didn’t have any problem. Just went slow and kept her between the markers. But just to be on the safe side, Skipper …

The lock at Burleigh Falls is still not open, so we are stuck here at Youngs Point. Things aren’t all bad though, a blues fest starts here today at 11. The Blues Fest is on the grounds of the General Store right next to the lock and canal. How conven…

We left Peterborough with a plan to reach Burleigh Falls by the end of the day. That plan was cut short when we learned the hydro (power) still wasn’t back on at the lock in Burleigh Falls from the storm the other night. Our second lock of the day wa…

Today’s lesson: Canoes and the Canadian frontier.We spent the good part of the day doing boat chores. Toward mid afternoon we decided to take a walk and check out the Canoe Museum. The museum began at the beginning, as we know it anyway. The Canadian…

Today’s journey took us from Hastings to Peterborough. We had a pretty stiff headwind all the way across Rice Lake but when we turned to go up the Otonabee River the water became flat. The river, and much of the water around here is filled with seawe…

Yesterday when we checked in to stay along the canal wall the gal in the office told us what was around in Campbellford. Ross didn’t seem to interested until she pointed to a large photo of baked goods at the local bakery. He set the alarm for us to …

A  wonderful early summer morning. Pleasant temp, bright blue sky and faint breeze. Our plan for today is to start our trip up the Trent-Severn Canal. This canal runs 240 miles west from Trenton to Port Severn on the Georgian Bay. The locks only o…

Happy birthday to me!!!!The day started out cloudy and cool but the sun came out and it was a glorious day.  We rode out bikes about a mile to a little store where we could purchase fishing licenses. We have high hopes of having a few fresh walley…

We were ready and waiting by 7 a.m. for the last lock on the canal to open. Once we pass through this lock the next stop is the opposite side of Lake Ontario. With all the work we had done on the engines and them failing the first sea trial, our confid…