Tuesday, July 7
First a word about the blog, I am finding that keeping the blog updated is taking more time than I can afford to put into it. I can write the text and then copy it to the blog when I get internet access, but the pictures must then be uploaded to the blog and they all go at the front and must be dragged and dropped to where I want them. It is a slow and frustrating process. The solution I am going to try is to reduce the number of pictures I put in each days entry. The scenery is going to still be beautiful and the locks interesting but the number of pictures will just be fewer. I will try this for a few days and see how it works. Your feedback would be welcome.
Today was a non travel day. Bobcaygeon is an interesting little down and because it is on an island very compact, everything is in walking distance. Last night I found a hardware store that does propane tank exchanges so this morning I got a full container for the BBQ. I then found a coffee shop with Wi-Fi to do the last three blog entries and catch up on e-mail. Diana walked to the post office (far side of the island) to mail a couple of cards and then did some shopping on her way back.
Since it was a cold rainy morning, we had gotten a very slow start; it was now almost 1:00. W
hile I was on the internet this morning I checked the Ontario Waterway Cruise’s web site for the schedule of the Kawartha Voyageur knowing she was somewhere in the area. It showed she should be through Bobcaygeon today. I check with the lockmaster on the way back and was told she was expected within the hour. This is the cruise we did in 2005 to interest Diana in this area.
Sure enough about 30 minutes later there she was. She is a big boat for these restricted waters. She locked through then pulled to the wall across from us for a couple hours before continuing
to Rosedale for the evening. This gives the passengers a chance to stretch their legs, see the nice little town and keeps the local merchants happy to have the Kawartha Voyageur around.
We then had a late lunch and walked back into town for some groceries since it was only a block and a half. When we got back it looked like space had opened up on the wall below the lock, I went done and verified it and came back and told the lock master we would lock down when they could be ready for us.
We got underway did another 180 in tight quarters, but with less wind today, locked through and tied to the lower wall. The picture shows the view looking back at the lock from our new location. Now we can be on our way in the morning without waiting for the lock.
It was another good day, if somebody would just turn the heat on. The temperature has been in the low 50s over night and struggles to get to 70 during the day. This is well below normal for this area.
First a word about the blog, I am finding that keeping the blog updated is taking more time than I can afford to put into it. I can write the text and then copy it to the blog when I get internet access, but the pictures must then be uploaded to the blog and they all go at the front and must be dragged and dropped to where I want them. It is a slow and frustrating process. The solution I am going to try is to reduce the number of pictures I put in each days entry. The scenery is going to still be beautiful and the locks interesting but the number of pictures will just be fewer. I will try this for a few days and see how it works. Your feedback would be welcome.
Today was a non travel day. Bobcaygeon is an interesting little down and because it is on an island very compact, everything is in walking distance. Last night I found a hardware store that does propane tank exchanges so this morning I got a full container for the BBQ. I then found a coffee shop with Wi-Fi to do the last three blog entries and catch up on e-mail. Diana walked to the post office (far side of the island) to mail a couple of cards and then did some shopping on her way back.
Since it was a cold rainy morning, we had gotten a very slow start; it was now almost 1:00. W
hile I was on the internet this morning I checked the Ontario Waterway Cruise’s web site for the schedule of the Kawartha Voyageur knowing she was somewhere in the area. It showed she should be through Bobcaygeon today. I check with the lockmaster on the way back and was told she was expected within the hour. This is the cruise we did in 2005 to interest Diana in this area.Sure enough about 30 minutes later there she was. She is a big boat for these restricted waters. She locked through then pulled to the wall across from us for a couple hours before continuing
to Rosedale for the evening. This gives the passengers a chance to stretch their legs, see the nice little town and keeps the local merchants happy to have the Kawartha Voyageur around.
We then had a late lunch and walked back into town for some groceries since it was only a block and a half. When we got back it looked like space had opened up on the wall below the lock, I went done and verified it and came back and told the lock master we would lock down when they could be ready for us.
We got underway did another 180 in tight quarters, but with less wind today, locked through and tied to the lower wall. The picture shows the view looking back at the lock from our new location. Now we can be on our way in the morning without waiting for the lock.
It was another good day, if somebody would just turn the heat on. The temperature has been in the low 50s over night and struggles to get to 70 during the day. This is well below normal for this area.
1 comment:
You must have had a very thrilling journey. Your blog is very nice. The photographs are very beautiful. Let us make the world pollution free and save it for our children. Wish you all the best. God is Great.
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