The city of Orillia and the Chamber of Commerce run and maintain the Port of Orillia Marina – and what a wonderful job they do! Everything is first rate from the staff to the shower/restroom facilities to the picnic areas to the quality of the docks…
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Kirkfield to Orillia
It rained all through the night while we were at the Kirkfield Lock but we knew that the icky weather would pass about mid-morning. So we slept in a little longer than usual and headed out while it was still drizzling just a tad. Today will be anothe…
Bobcaygeon to Kirkfield Lift Lock
Today was another exciting day because we experienced the Kirkfield Lift Lock, the Hole in the Wall and the Trent Channel. We saw more beautiful homes and lots of small cottages. The people who own/stay in the cottages are called cottagers, which I t…
Reality or Fantasy?
I love to fly – the smaller the plane, the more I love the experience. Most people think I am nuts to feel this way but the thrill of flying is beyond explanation for me. Our daughters know this of me, so for my 60th birthday, my gift was a skydivi…
Buckhorn to Bobcaygeon
Our day today was relatively short. It was either go a short distance and rest or go a longer distance and then rest an entire day. So we decided on a very short day of travel with medium rest. The weather is not as hot has it has been but it is war…
Buckhorn Ontario
We arrived in Buckhorn to find it quite the party place. Immediately upon exiting Lock 31 we were astounded to find the lock walls completely full. As we passed a larger boat they told us that they were leaving and that we could have their space. …
Lakefield to Buckhorn
It was refreshing to discover that it had cooled of slightly overnight when we awoke early Sunday morning. We wanted to get an early start as it is always crazy to travel/boat on the weekends. Of course this is prime vacation time as well so we kne…
Peterborough to Lakefield
The day was gorgeous but hot as we left Peterborough. We are really excited about our travels today because we will have the first of two Lift Locks on the Trent-Severn Waterway. This will be Peterborough Lift Lock and will be our second lock in a…
Peterborough Lift Lock
I am going to jump out of sequence for just a minute and tell you about our second lock of the day. It was the Peterborough Lift Lock that is Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn Waterway. It is the first of three super exciting and different locks that we…
Peterborough Ontario
We had a delightful dinner with Ron and Sally Thursday evening and then Summer Star headed out early Friday morning. We decided to stay another day in Peterborough to rest and regroup before taking on the next series of T-S Waterway locks. The marina…
