This was to be a work morning, and it got off to a
slow start. It started to rain before sunrise and continued until about 9:00. I went into the marina office where I could plug into the internet and got caught up on e-mails, business and posted four days of blog. Diana did a couple of loads of laundry. Since the dock is a solid pier that does not drain well she had to wear her rain boats to get off the boat.I also had to use the pay phone at the marina to get a problem with our cell phone fixed. I had asked Verizon to set us up on an international plan that is a flat additional fee rather than a per
minute charge for calls in and out of Canada. They got me set up ok but somewhere the communication between Verizon and Bell Canada got messed up. For the last week even though I had a signal in the remote parts of Georgian Bay, anytime I tried to use the phone I got a Bell Mobile messages saying I was unable to make calls at this time. When we got docked tonight it was finally working.By noon there was no more moisture in the air and we walked four blocks up town for a few groceries. Yesterday I put a couple of murals of the town in the blog, today Diana got lots more
pictures and also one of the Captain hauling groceries, by the shore side entrance to the marina.Finally with chores done we left the marina about 1:00 for a short run into the Trent Severn 
Waterway. It is ten or twelve miles across the end of Georgian Bay to Port Severn and the first lock. The picture shows us carefully working up the narrow channel along the green buoys; unfortunately it is the wrong channel. The chart I was using shows three channels converging, there are actually four and we ended up in the one not on my chart. We went about a mile, realized the mistake and turned around and found the correct route.
This lead us to Lock 45, Port Severn, the first lock on the Trent Severn, we were officially leaving Georgian Bay to enter the Trent. We could see that they were just starting to lock down at least two boats so we pulled into the approach wall. I went up to talk to the staff to clarify a couple of things while Diana got a picture of Memories. There were not only the two boats we could see but three more behind them, we waited for them to exit and in we went. Diana got a picture as we exited looking back. Just past the lock is Severn Boat Haven.
After traveling through Little Lake and Gloucester Pool we approached an area known as Little 
Chute. This is a narrow channel that in high 
water times can have 5-6 mph current; today it 
was only about two. When we got through Little Chute th
ere is an area of more cottages and there was a group of kayakers out enjoying the day.
Around the next corner was Big Chute Marine Railway. The carriage was just going up and over as we arrived, if you look closely that is about a 20 foot i/o in the bed of the car. The area has
the main railway then a power generation station and an old railway on the other side. We pulled across to floating docks right below the old railway to spend the night. Looking back across the water is a long wall with a blue line. Tying to the blue line indicates your are waiting to “lock thru”, tying to other areas indicates you are not ready. We walked up the stairs beside the old railway to look around and take some picture. Diana stopped half way up with the excuse of getting a picture of Memories to catch her breath.
Waterway. It is ten or twelve miles across the end of Georgian Bay to Port Severn and the first lock. The picture shows us carefully working up the narrow channel along the green buoys; unfortunately it is the wrong channel. The chart I was using shows three channels converging, there are actually four and we ended up in the one not on my chart. We went about a mile, realized the mistake and turned around and found the correct route.
This lead us to Lock 45, Port Severn, the first lock on the Trent Severn, we were officially leaving Georgian Bay to enter the Trent. We could see that they were just starting to lock down at least two boats so we pulled into the approach wall. I went up to talk to the staff to clarify a couple of things while Diana got a picture of Memories. There were not only the two boats we could see but three more behind them, we waited for them to exit and in we went. Diana got a picture as we exited looking back. Just past the lock is Severn Boat Haven.
The Trent Severn going our direction goes up the Severn River through many beautiful lakes 
and a couple of manmade cuts. It then descends down the Trent River to the Trenton, ON. on the north shore of Lake Ontario. One common theme is lots of no wake areas and 10kph speed limits (about 6 mph). There is lots of beautiful scenery, nice cabins (large and small) and wonderful water to travel. I believe that dog point had its name before the statues appeared.
and a couple of manmade cuts. It then descends down the Trent River to the Trenton, ON. on the north shore of Lake Ontario. One common theme is lots of no wake areas and 10kph speed limits (about 6 mph). There is lots of beautiful scenery, nice cabins (large and small) and wonderful water to travel. I believe that dog point had its name before the statues appeared.
After traveling through Little Lake and Gloucester Pool we approached an area known as Little 
Chute. This is a narrow channel that in high 
water times can have 5-6 mph current; today it 
was only about two. When we got through Little Chute th
ere is an area of more cottages and there was a group of kayakers out enjoying the day.Around the corner was an interesting old cottag
e right on the water’s edge. Note the diving board that appears to be higher than 3 meters right
on the shore. This tells you something about the water depths
e right on the water’s edge. Note the diving board that appears to be higher than 3 meters right
on the shore. This tells you something about the water depths
Around the next corner was Big Chute Marine Railway. The carriage was just going up and over as we arrived, if you look closely that is about a 20 foot i/o in the bed of the car. The area has
the main railway then a power generation station and an old railway on the other side. We pulled across to floating docks right below the old railway to spend the night. Looking back across the water is a long wall with a blue line. Tying to the blue line indicates your are waiting to “lock thru”, tying to other areas indicates you are not ready. We walked up the stairs beside the old railway to look around and take some picture. Diana stopped half way up with the excuse of getting a picture of Memories to catch her breath.
As we were on the back deck grilling shrimp for dinner the car came down the hill. Note the back
is on an outside rail and the front on an inside rail, the rails are different levels so the car stays level going downhill. It brought down about a 40 foot houseboat and when it departed the 25 foot open cruiser that was waiting pulled in.
We had a quiet peaceful evening in a very secluded spot. Life continues to be good.
is on an outside rail and the front on an inside rail, the rails are different levels so the car stays level going downhill. It brought down about a 40 foot houseboat and when it departed the 25 foot open cruiser that was waiting pulled in.We had a quiet peaceful evening in a very secluded spot. Life continues to be good.
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