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At lock 33, Perth, On

just exiting a lockAt dinner with Gordie and Esther, Nancy and Eddie and AdamEddie and I on the front of the boat waiting for the next lock around the bend.Left Smiths Falls about 8:30 this morning, through 2 locks into Lower Rideau Lake and on to the …

Peterborough Marina, Peterborough, ON – 7/14/12

Ricki met the other looper ladies and went to the art museum this morning which gave me time to do my engine room chores before leaving tomorrow.  Art MuseumThis has been a very enjoyable stop for us.Rick & Debbie We walked with our neigh…

Smiths Falls

Leisurely morning today. Walked up the street looking for a place to get breakfast, two different people along the street recommended Freddie’s, so we tried it. Quite good, and good prices as well. We had read that there was a farmer’s market in S…

Smiths Falls

Leisurely morning today. Walked up the street looking for a place to get breakfast, two different people along the street recommended Freddie’s, so we tried it. Quite good, and good prices as well. We had read that there was a farmer’s market in S…

Peterborough Marina, Peterboro, ON – 7/13/12

Today the six of us, Bruce & Anne, Marc & Michelle and Ricki & I, took a taxi van to the Peterborough Museum & Lock Visitor Centre.  Arrow Plane The museum had a large display regarding the development and demise of the Arrow….

Smiths Falls, On

We found Eddie a hat, it says EH team with a maple leaf. He seems to think that he can become Canadian just by saying EH? He also seems to think that EH stands for Eddie Hamilton.Birds seem to be the same everywhere, they like to sit on the markers and…

Smiths Falls, On

We found Eddie a hat, it says EH team with a maple leaf. He seems to think that he can become Canadian just by saying EH? He also seems to think that EH stands for Eddie Hamilton.Birds seem to be the same everywhere, they like to sit on the markers and…

Peterborough Marina, Peterborough, ON – 7/12/12

Being on the up side of the lock gave us the opportunity to take off early for Peterborough at 7:30 with only one lock today just a mile from our destination.  It would be 39 miles but since we enter the large Rice Lake almost immediately for over…

Merrickville, On

Cooking dinner, easier on the dock, saves heating up the boat, also saves using all the power in our batteries when we are not plugged in.Several downed trees along the water heading toward Merrickville, even one cottage which looked like a tree had co…

Merrickville, On

Cooking dinner, easier on the dock, saves heating up the boat, also saves using all the power in our batteries when we are not plugged in.Several downed trees along the water heading toward Merrickville, even one cottage which looked like a tree had co…