After receiving advice from a local, we left early at 8 a.m. for the short run of 16 miles to Killbear in order to miss the cruise boat that would be coming through the small boat channel out of Parry Sound. There are few places that we could hav…
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San Souci, ON Henrys Fish Camp – 7/24/12
We woke up to strong wind this morning and after discussions with the other 3 boats, decided to stay put and hope the wind lays down tomorrow. This gave us an opportunity in the afternoon to get together and chart our course for the next few days…
Sans Souci, ON – Henry’s Fish Camp – 7/23/12
When we looked at the weather report for today it indicated winds out of the SW with 60% chance of storms in the afternoon so along with Marc’s Ark and blue Heron, we decided to make an early run for Henry’s on Frying Pan Island 31 miles away. …
South Bay Cove Marina, Honey Harbor, ON – 7/22/12
We got up early this morning and went to church with Marc and Michelle.Catholic ChurchThe marina manager loaned us his truck so we were able to also get to the store to pick up a few things before heading out again tomorrow.Craig, Barbara and BaileyCra…
South Bay Cove Marina, Honey Harbor, ON – 7/21/12
Several boats lined up at the lock at 8:30 this morning to go through the last lock on the Trent-Severn Waterway so we waited awhile to leave the marina.Lock Line Up At 8:55 we moved over to the blue line behind Marc’s Ark. Only problem was …
Rawley’s Resort & Marina, Port Severn, ON – 7/20/12
Finally, after 3 nights on lock walls … WiFi and I can get the last 4 days downloaded.When we were getting ready to leave this morning to get the 8:30 opening of the Lock at Swift Falls, there was a timid Sheppard mix dog hanging around our side of t…
Lock #43, Swift Rapids, ON – 7/19/12
We left our mooring at Lock #39 at 8:30 a.m. when it opened and we locked through with Marc’s Ark and headed for the next lock ½ mile away. Lock #40 had several boats on their wall so we had a full lock as we dropped another 20 plus feet. …
Portage, ON Lock #39 – 7/18/12
Following Marc’s ArkWe left the lock wall at 7:30 this morning with Marc’s Ark with no plans as to where we would stop for the night. We knew we had several locks to go through as well as the Kirkfield Lift Lock (49 feet) which is like the Pete…
Bobcaygeon, ON – 7/17/12
We moved from the marina to the lock wall early this morning when a spot became vacant, a trip of less than ½ mile. This put us on the side of the canal next to the town which is really neat. It is not the usual“touristy” town with lot…
Gordon Yacht harbor, Bobcaygeon, ON – 7/16/12
Best WiFi that we have seen so far so I wanted to download some pics we took today coming through Buckhorn Lake, Clear lake and Pigeon Lake. This is beyond anything we can put into words. The sights are more than the pictures can tell.This …
