Six hours of cruising over total glass waters and we entered the pristine Tobermory Harbor along with several other Grand Banks who had just come from a rendezvous in Parry Sound. So, it is another rendezvous for us here with fellow Grand Banks owners and lots of other boats. Tobermory is the entrance to […]
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Tobermory and Georgian Bay
Meeting with Kent and we’re buying the land
Pam and I met with Kent Boatguy, the head of the Black Duck R&D Center, at the Colony Grill in Stamford on Friday for lunch. He apologized for his security guy not letting us in the Duck the night before, but he was only following orders.&nbs…
July 28 – Rideau Canal
Locks Take TimeChaffey’s Upper Lock WallWe went through 6 locks today, raised 79’ and only traveled eight miles. We had planned to travel further today, but the flight locks (4 locks) at Jones Falls took longer than we expected. We got to the…
July 27 – Rideau Canal
Just BeautifulMorton Bay – AnchorageToday we did the first seven locks of the Rideau Canal we locked up 79.5’. The Rideau Canal was completed in 1832 and was one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19thcentury. It was built as an alt…
The 2012 Grand Finale
July 5 – 20, 2012In the last post I said that we had dropped the anchor in Wells Bay. Wells Bay is adjacent to Grand Cay, Little Grand Cay, and Big Grand Cay. I've commented before that there doesn't seem to be much logic used in naming s…
In foreign cars and farm tractors…
the locals come to Lock 32 to welcome visiting boaters to Bobcaygeon. Complete with hound dog and dual Canadian flags!
Brockville to Crysler, ON
We departed at 0900 for Crysler, ON a distance of 39 miles and one lock. We have been running slow around 10 knots but our speed in increased over the ground by the current to 12. We had one lock to pass through today, Iroquois lock opera…
Making Tracks Again
We are making tracks south again today July 29. I have to write the date down every once in awhile as I tend to lose track. It is a normal travel day, bouncing into the south east swell and being sprayed by the persistent 15 to 20 knot trade …
Making Tracks Again
We are making tracks south again today July 29. I have to write the date down every once in awhile as I tend to lose track. It is a normal travel day, bouncing into the south east swell and being sprayed by the persistent 15 to 20 knot trade …
Horses in the Tropics
I forgot to title my last update – it should have read “Goodbye Cairns”. The next day we traveled to Magnetic Island Marina. I will sing the praises of the wonderful day. This is “happiness stuff” for power boats heading against the normal f…
