We have had yet another beautiful day. We started out 2hrs
earlier than usual due to the fact that we managed to get through the
Bobcaygeon Lock. We had a 2hrs trip to the next lock and given their late
openings, it was nice to get going earlier than usual.
By the time we got to
the Fenlon Falls lock at 10am, there were already 2 house boats waiting to be locked
through. It was a sight to behold.
The first house boat captain was not very experienced,
so he bounced off the wall and ended up in the lock sideways. This forced the
second house boat to stop unexpectedly and he also bounced off the wall.
Fortunately Jim was far enough behind to not get tangled up in the disaster. We
got to the next lock and only one of the house boats kept going. However he is
much slower than us so it held us up for about 10min waiting for them to
arrive. Our first thought was "great, we will never make it through to
Lake Simcoe, but we were wrong.
We made it through Kirkfield lock. This is another of those
bucket locks where you drive in. Jim was looking over the edge of the bucket as
he drove in. Good thing I was not driving, I might have panicked. He took the
pictured today, because you could not pay me enough to get to the front of the
boat as he drove into this bucket.
We met the other bucket half way down and that's about the
time I was able to breathe again!
The last three locks are manned by one team who travel
between all three sites, but they were absolutely fabulous and managed to get
us through all of them and the swing bridge before their closing time of 4pm.
Since we were going tickety boo, we decided to make our way through lake Simcoe
and are now docked at a bridge before the next swing bridge.
It's a lovely spot but every time a car goes over the bridge
it sound like thunder! We may not sleep too well tonight, but on the plus side,
we are farther along than anticipated and should get to the Penetang tomorrow
night. If not, we will get to Penatang by early Saturday, either way, it will
feel good to get there and stop running for a few days. Can't wait to see Jeff
and Sue again to. I feel a rematch coming on.
Good night y'all
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