7/6/2011 - 7/15/2011 When we were in Kingston we met a fellow on the dock named Joe who said we HAD to go by his brother's house on our way past so we did. Chris and his wife Lies live in a beautiful cottage on Hay Bay. They are Canadians but spend winters (November through April) in Alabama. Nice work if you can get it. A few more days at anchor on Lake Ontario and we turned into the Trent-Severn Canal which would take us to Georgian Bay. The canal is 240 miles long with 41 locks that will take us more than 800 feet above lake level and then back down. We bought a season mooring pass which allowed us to tie up every night on a wall adjacent to the locks. That gave us access to state maintained restrooms and often, towns along the way are within walking (or limping) distance. Most of the locks are still hand operated by two guys that crank the doors open and closed and manually open the valves that control the water flow. A week and 20 locks brought us to one of the wonders of the lock system. The Peterborough Lift Lock puts the boat in a sort of pan and then lifts the pan hydraulically 65 feet to the next level. Quite an experience.
7/6/2011 - 7/15/2011 When we were in Kingston we met a fellow on the dock named Joe who said we HAD to go by his brother's house on our way past so we did. Chris and his wife Lies live in a beautiful cottage on Hay Bay. They are Canadians but spend winters (November through April) in Alabama. Nice work if you can get it. A few more days at anchor on Lake Ontario and we turned into the Trent-Severn Canal which would take us to Georgian Bay. The canal is 240 miles long with 41 locks that will take us more than 800 feet above lake level and then back down. We bought a season mooring pass which allowed us to tie up every night on a wall adjacent to the locks. That gave us access to state maintained restrooms and often, towns along the way are within walking (or limping) distance. Most of the locks are still hand operated by two guys that crank the doors open and closed and manually open the valves that control the water flow. A week and 20 locks brought us to one of the wonders of the lock system. The Peterborough Lift Lock puts the boat in a sort of pan and then lifts the pan hydraulically 65 feet to the next level. Quite an experience.
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