We are still in Canada and completed our transit of the Trent-Severn Waterway(TSW) . The TSW connects Lake Ontario with the Georgian Bay and runs about 240 miles from Trenton, Ontario to Port Severn on Georgian Bay. It is a series of lakes, rivers, and canals with 44 locks in between. The locks are smaller than the Erie and some are very unique like the ' pan' lift locks at Peterborough and Kirkland and the Big Chute railway lift. You can google or go to the Canada parks website for more info and history ( system was built over a 90 year period starting back in the early 1800's). The waterway is beautiful and can be a bit tricky navigating as there are some very narrow channels and most of the bottom is rock not mud. There have been a lot of neat stops and interesting people particualarly the very helpful lock tenders. We veered off the main waterway for three days to a resort called Viamede on Stoney Lake....aptly named by the way. Here we relaxed and went for a long dinghy ride with our friends Pam and Bob and also fought a very strong storm that came through and almost tore off the dock we were on.
We have been traveling with Mint Julep and Sassy II for the last several weeks with a few days where we have separated but it has been nice having other boaters to travel with. We have also met some other boats from Tennessee and that has been nice as well. We have done well through the locks and Carolyn has done a great job getting us tied up to the lock walls as well as taking most of the pics from the locks. We are finally out of the TSW and through with locks for a while. We are enjoying Canada but do miss family and friends and look forward to being back on the Tennessee River. Updates a little behind but more to come....have to wait to find free wifi. Enjoy the pics and be safe....
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