Year 2 Day 106

Today is Wednesday, July 11th and we're currently at Bobcaygeon having arrived here about noon.  We've found the Canadians to be so courteous and friendly up until today.  I have to say that the marinas on the Trent-Severn are rather small usually catering to Canadians with much smaller boats.  We had a reservation at Gordon Yacht Harbor here that we made several days ago.  When we arrived, a large boat was on one end of the front dock and another boat on the other end.   We needed a pump out and they wanted us to squeeze in between the two boats.  We managed but it was difficult.  They didn't have a spot for us that would fit and the Canadian in the boat in front refused to move.  He was a complete jerk about the entire thing and we were forced to leave because they allowed the other large boat to park where we had reserved our spot.  We went through the next lock and parked on the wall and though it's beautiful here, I really wanted electricity!  I think we'll be staying another day because we have some cleaning, etc. to do on the boat and there's an outdoor concert in the park right next to the  boat tomorrow night.

Anyway, back to several days ago.   I was so afraid to go  through the Peterborough lock but it was a piece of cake compared to the other locks.

Approaching the lock

Inside the lock

This pan is lowering while the pan

we're in is raising

 

This lady is heading for Chicago in this

26' Pearson sailboat alone

After leaving this lock we cruised to Young's Point and went through some of the most beautiful scenery we've seen so far.

St. Peters Church on one of the 1300 islands

in this area and can only be reached by boat.

Going through a very narrow channel

(didn't meet a boat going the opposite direction!)

Graffiti even in pristine Canada

Standing on a lock gate before it opens

We left Young's Point and headed to Buckhorn where we once again tied along the city wall.  It was very peaceful here and after riding our bikes to the grocery store, we grilled aboard.  

Houseboats are everywhere here!

How did they get this house on such

a tiny island???

Well, after arriving here on the lock wall, we rode bikes around the small town and were planning to go to dinner at a place recommended to us when two other looper couples stopped by and invited us to join them.  We did and had a very nice time - even convinced them to stay over another day for the concert.