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We explored the Bustard Islands in the dinghy yesterday.They’re solid pink granite islands scraped into parallel ridges by the last ice age. There is a very thin layer of soil where trees and vegetation gain a tentative foothold. The islands are load…

We’re at the Bustard Islands out in the Georgian Bay. There is very weak and expensive internet here, so I’ll post pictures later. It’s a beautiful group of about 100 islands on the Northwest side of the Georgian bay. We crossed the open waters o…

We’re anchored out at Kumfort Island in Lake Huron’s Georgian Bay. It’s an extremely beautiful setting here. We’re the only boat anchored in this bay. The bay is so small that we’re anchored off the bow and tied to a tree off the stern to ke…

We finished the Trent Severn Waterway today! We’re in Midland, ON at the start of the Georgian Bay of Lake Huron. Besides the pretty scenery with granite islands of the Canadian Shield dotting clear, blue waters, there were some exciting things today…

We stayed in Port Orillia today one more day to wait for strong winds to die down and Kathy was worried about water levels due to the 4 in. of rain here last night. On my brother, Jim’s, advice I had Poutine for dinner. Kathy had a little pizza. Yeah…

We’re in Port Orillia, ON at the end of Lake Simcoe, close to the end of the Trent Severn Waterway. We stayed on a lock wall at lock #39 last night after going through 8 more locks and about 30 miles of canal. Staying on lock walls is pleasant and usua…

We’re in Buckhorn, ON, docked on a lock wall overnight. It’s a nice tie-up with a park at the lock and dam, and a teeny town across the road. We went through 10 locks and 30 miles of the Trent Severn Waterway today, which puts us at mile 120… halfway…

We cruised up the Trent Severn to Peterborough, ON on 7/13 and stayed over one day in Peterborough to see the city and buy groceries, get a haircut, etc. The Trent Severn was frequently narrow but winding through pine forests and sometimes opening up i…

We’re in Hastings, Ontario.We cruised the Trent Severn Waterway another 30 miles and 6 locks today and we fit under all the low bridges with our radar arch up (hooray!). At one 22 ft. bridge, we only had about 10 inches to spare, however, there are not…

We’re in Campbellford, Ontario on the Trent Severn Waterway, the “TSW”. My Verizon Wireless card is still working. Campbellford is right after lock 12. That’s right, we went through 12 locks today, a personal record for us. They’re easier locks than t…