Thursday, August 13
The morning starts foggy but by 8:00 it has burned off and looks like another picture perfect day. We are ready to lock through right at 8:30 as soon as the lock is ready for us. We proceed through the short two miles of Lovesick Lake to Lovesick lock. We are still in granite country.
This is the only loon picture of the day but we see and hear dozens of them. Many of them hav
e young in tow. The young are now able to dive and stay down for some time.
Soon we approach Lovesick Lock, it is on an island and the staff commutes to work in the small boat at the right. We proceed thru and are into Lower Buckhorn Lake.
When we approach the narrows between Lower Buckhorn and Buckhorn this osprey is in a tree
on the right side. To the left is a young on the nest. There was another adult circling. The 
adult was calling, and we think trying to encourage th
e 
young to fly.
We motor up Buckhorn Lake and on into the Bobcaygeon channel. There are many very nice homes along the channel.
Soon we reach the heart of Bobcaygeon, right along the canal, and the swing bridge before the
lock. We had hoped to tie and stretch our legs for a bite of lunch. Unfortunately the gray line is full of small local boats all with the same idea. We continue on and eat aboard.
From here we head out into Sturgeon Lake for over 12 miles of open lake running. Solstice is to
o big to lock thru with us, she is 19 wide and we can’t go side by side. She has been locking through behind us all day. She has run a little faster in Sturgeon Lake and is right behind us. Since she is going on and we are stopping at Fenelon Falls I radio Cappy that he should go on ahead. Diana got this nice picture as he went by.
We proceed on through the narrow channel, past the falls and tie to the back of the blue line. I check above and the upper gray line is full also. The lock staff says that there are several small boats on the lower wall that will be moving shortly. We wait 15 minutes and a spot opens o
n the gray line and we move across to it and secure the boat for the night.
It has been a beautiful day on the water, but on shore with the bright sun the temperature is approaching 90. We start the generator (need to charge the batteries anyway), close up the boat and turn on both AC units. The kitties say thank you for the cool air.
We relax in the cool a little while then walk up to the lock, there is an ice cream shop just across the street. We had planned to go to the Orillia Town Marina Saturday night; it will be our last provisioning and laundry before starting Georgian Bay. When I called, they are full for Saturday, so I make a reservation for Sunday and we will just go slowly for the next three days.
Life is wonderful.
The morning starts foggy but by 8:00 it has burned off and looks like another picture perfect day. We are ready to lock through right at 8:30 as soon as the lock is ready for us. We proceed through the short two miles of Lovesick Lake to Lovesick lock. We are still in granite country.
This is the only loon picture of the day but we see and hear dozens of them. Many of them hav
e young in tow. The young are now able to dive and stay down for some time.
Soon we approach Lovesick Lock, it is on an island and the staff commutes to work in the small boat at the right. We proceed thru and are into Lower Buckhorn Lake.
When we approach the narrows between Lower Buckhorn and Buckhorn this osprey is in a tree
on the right side. To the left is a young on the nest. There was another adult circling. The 
adult was calling, and we think trying to encourage th
e 
young to fly.We motor up Buckhorn Lake and on into the Bobcaygeon channel. There are many very nice homes along the channel.
Soon we reach the heart of Bobcaygeon, right along the canal, and the swing bridge before the
lock. We had hoped to tie and stretch our legs for a bite of lunch. Unfortunately the gray line is full of small local boats all with the same idea. We continue on and eat aboard.From here we head out into Sturgeon Lake for over 12 miles of open lake running. Solstice is to
o big to lock thru with us, she is 19 wide and we can’t go side by side. She has been locking through behind us all day. She has run a little faster in Sturgeon Lake and is right behind us. Since she is going on and we are stopping at Fenelon Falls I radio Cappy that he should go on ahead. Diana got this nice picture as he went by.We proceed on through the narrow channel, past the falls and tie to the back of the blue line. I check above and the upper gray line is full also. The lock staff says that there are several small boats on the lower wall that will be moving shortly. We wait 15 minutes and a spot opens o
n the gray line and we move across to it and secure the boat for the night.It has been a beautiful day on the water, but on shore with the bright sun the temperature is approaching 90. We start the generator (need to charge the batteries anyway), close up the boat and turn on both AC units. The kitties say thank you for the cool air.
We relax in the cool a little while then walk up to the lock, there is an ice cream shop just across the street. We had planned to go to the Orillia Town Marina Saturday night; it will be our last provisioning and laundry before starting Georgian Bay. When I called, they are full for Saturday, so I make a reservation for Sunday and we will just go slowly for the next three days.
Life is wonderful.
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