This is the Kirkfield Liftlock on the Trent Severn Waterway – the highest in the world of its kind. The cruiseboat Kawartha Voyageur is descending, as seen in the left side chamber. I have never been able to take such good pictures (always onboard a boat going up or down). In these images, Richard Willmott … Continue reading »
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A rare sight
I love old boats, especially old wooden boats. Truly a rarity now days, to see an original superbly preserved, so when the owner of this beauty asked if they could raft to us long enough for a stroll into town yesterday, I was happy to oblige. After all, how else could I get closer for a personal … Continue reading »
Gettin ready for Laborday Weekend
Wendy and Tiger enjoy the scenery along the shoreline and the wildlife outback
Hurricanes
With Hurricane Isaac getting stronger, I sit here in the serene north end of Pigeon Lake, thinking of the well being of our friends on Eleuthera Island and the FL Keys. Excatly 20 years ago, we were in the same boat, waiting for Hurricane Andrew to make landfall on top of us. This was our account of Andrew, in Coastal … Continue reading »
A few more images
of our recent cruise on the Trent Severn Waterway
Tiger
Our Tiger, posing in front of what used to be an antique store in Rosedale Ontario. As many of the towns along the Trent Severn Waterway, this little hamlet has seen better days…
Rosedale
Tied up in Rosedale
This is one of the few still remaining unserviced government wharfs on the Trent Severn Waterway. A quaint little spot and if you are self sufficient, it can be a welcome brake from tying up at those “full service” e…
We can only wish
that these were the only gangbangers in Canada…
(Thanks for the picture to my Facebook friend Frank Lewandowski)
Slideshow of Waterway
Feeling like a day back on the Wet Coast as a gentle drizzle falls on a cloudy day in Beaverton Ontario. Compiled a slideshow of our trip down the Trent Severn Waterway to Lake Simcoe: WebCam stills: Bobcaygeon to Beaverton
Beaverton Yacht Club
Unsettled weather is forecasted with rain for the next few days, so we put into the B.Y.C. This is a very nice facility, with sail and power boats, some of which are my clients:
