There is so much to tell about this beautiful part of Canada that it is easiest for me to put up a lot of pictures of our journey but give a website really goes into the detail.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent-Severn_Waterway
Once we get turned around, we will head thru the "welcome" gate.
First lock of a set of 5 in fairly rapid succession. Notice how much smaller these locks are compared to those of the Erie Canal system. Since the Trent-Severn never saw commercial service, there was never any pressure to enlarge them as there was on the Erie. The doors for this lock, like most on the system are hand operated. There is a turnstyle type set of handles at each door that the operator grabs hold of and walks around pushing on it, which is what makes one think of a turn style.
After all the description above, here is one of the turn styles that opens the doors.
Out of the set of 5 and we are now "on the system."
Just to throw another lock photo, the is looking at the level we just left and are just waiting for the front doors to be opened so we can motor out.
Everything along the waterway is neat and tidy. Typical of the sign that greets you at each lock.
This is a reminder to stay in the channel. If this is one you can see, how many are there that lurk just beneath the surface.
We are in cottage country. How pretty is this?
We are also in farm country.
This lock 11 of 11 and 12, a set of staircase or "flight" locks. We will be lifted to the waterline in this chamber and once there, they will open the front set of doors and we will then be lifted to near where the top of these and then be let out into that upper level of the waterway.
The Summer Star of Ron and Sally (and of course Frank). They are from Sandusky, Ohio and are doing a cruise from Sandusky via Lake Ontario to the Trent-Severn and then back to Sandusky via Lake Huron and Lake Saint Clair. We have linked up once again here at Campbellford.
I must have just heard a "funny." We are helping Don and Rosie "undock" so they can get a jump on their schedule. We are staying one more night.
"Just Rosie" motors off. Notice the 3/4 size fridge/freezer combo on the screened in portion of the stern deck. It is from the kitchen department at Lowe's. Lowe's honored their delivery policy, even to a boat at a marina. They had fun getting it on board Don tells me.
Pat smiling at me. We are on the bridge that crosses the Trent River at Campbellford. Pretty town.
Also from the bridge. View of the sea wall and park. Notice the large coin among the trees.
This is the "coin." Canada discontinued both their $1.00 and the $2.00 bills. In their place they have the coin for the one dollar amount called the "looney" and the two dollar coin affectionately known as the "tooney." The tooney was designed by Brent Townsand who hails from Campbellford. This statue was erected in honor of that event.
Interesting facts can be found here:
The front window of an antique store. It looks like they have some unique and hard to find items. Good thing for us, It was closed this day.
We chose Campbellford to do a test assembly and launch of our Porta-Bote. If anyone wondered what that surfboard looking thing on the port side of the Salt Shaker is, here is the answer. As you can probably see, I was a little optimistic about the motor. It was actually a freebe that came with a West Marine "blow up" raft. I was curious if it would be adequate to push the "bote." It did a great job pushing down stream. Upstream was a different matter. Lucky, the boat rows good.
Laundry out to dry prior to departure. Note the Porta-Bote is once again folded up and stowed on the port cat walk.
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