Frankford: Left Trenton at 9:15 and stopped by the fueling station for 476 liters of Diesel at 1.04 per liter - wow! But when you convert to gallons and adjust for currency valuation it's not too bad actually. Should last quite a while.
We kept to a short day schedule and did 6 locks and 7.3 miles in about 3.5 hours. It takes about 20-30 minutes to transverse a lock and head for the next. We tied to the upper lock wall of Lock 6 in a very nice park-like setting and had electric service and water along with nice restrooms. At lock 3, the stern got caught in the wind and started to swing toward the center of the lock before Cathy could get her line tied, and she yells out "Hey, what about me out here!". Ger used the thrusters and got the boat over and we enjoyed a good laugh.
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| Our home for the next few weeks! |
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| Our first Canadian Lock |
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| They call anything an Island! Actually an old crib used to tie log flows too. |
Campbellford: It was raining when we got up; so we took our time getting ready and it cleared right on schedule so we could dry the boat and head off. Long cold day of 58 degrees, 6 locks and 24 miles. got to the nice town park about 1:30 and after squaring away the boat headed to the Riverside Inn for a so-so late lunch / early dinner. Walked around a little but most shops were closed as season does not start here until July.
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| Double-high lock gate as we will go directly from one lock to the next. Two 24 foot lifts. |
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| Big 2 Dollar coin! |
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| Nice historical society - only open on Wednesday from 10-2! |
Hastings: What can I say?Cold, windy, small marina, untrained staff, too expensive, everything closed on Sunday. Banjo's restaurant a short walk away at the bridge was a comfort. Vegetarian chili was great.
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