I’m about four days behind on blogging…Floyd has been using a computer program to navigate the water ways….but now that I’ve fixed the chart plotter I should be able to catch up…wait til you hear that story!!!!!
How would you like to attend this church???? Maybe by jet
How would you like to attend this church???? Maybe by jet ski????
This day also proved that we were 100%
This day also proved that we were 100% right to postpone our trip so that we could take our time. The scenery proved to be very delightful…interesting…and the route well marked so that we didn’t have to worry too much about running into one of thos…
We spent the night tied to the Young's Point lock wall in
We spent the night tied to the Young’s Point lock wall in some one’s back yard….literally!!!! The real attraction was the ice cream store next door. Love this Canadians and their Kawartha ice cream…it appears to be everywhere. But we weren’t very h…
Many of you know that Floyd and I play a silly air kissing
Many of you know that Floyd and I play a silly air kissing game while driving in the car…one person finds a yellow car and the other person owes them a kiss. Taxi cabs and construction equipment are excluded. Since we’ve been driving the boat, I have…
Next site was Trent University which sits right on the
Next site was Trent University which sits right on the river…lovely to look at…and extra nice to think about NOT being a student….
The rest of the day we travelled and locked through with the
The rest of the day we travelled and locked through with the PURRFECT TOO. A couple from up around Kingston.
LOCK 21…Peterborough…one of the world's largest pan locks.
LOCK 21…Peterborough…one of the world's largest pan locks. Designed to lift or drop boats 65 feet in two water filled tubs. Movement in one chamber must force and equal and opposite movement in the other chamber. Each chamber holds 3 million 40…
June 16 through 18, 2011, Thursday through Saturday
Thursday; Port Weller, ON, to Port Colburne, ON, via the Welland Canal: Boy, what a day. It took us 13 hours to do the canal counting the delays and it cost $200.00 for usage fees. Once you are in the canal you have to complete i…
To say I was a bit nervous was a huge understatement…that
To say I was a bit nervous was a huge understatement…that Peterborough lift tub lock was intimidating to watch…I was not thrilled to be going in it. First was another of what I call the “baby” locks…and there I not only dropped my boat hook in th…
