August 7, 2013 Campbellford Ontario

Our dock at Picton Bay

Tuesday we left Picton Bay after crossing Lake Ontario.  We were attempting to make Trenton but it was too far so we pulled into Picton Bay and they luckily had a spot for us.  We were traveling with SweetWater (Time and Pam).









We left Picton around 9am and traveled the 39 or so miles to Trenton.  Tied up at the free day dock and went shopping and hit an ATM machine for some Canadian cash.  Ended up at  a liquor store where Kathy and Mary stocked up.  Swung by a farmers market which also had a meat store and bought more stuff.

 Guess who lugged it all back to the boat?

On the lock wall

Sweetwater went over to a marina for a pump out and then we both went up river to the first lock.  We missed the last locking of the day and ended up staying on the lock wall over night.  Had a great time with Tim and Pam who came over for cocktails.

A double lock

We were first to lock through this morning.  The locks here are very narrow and small compared to the Erie Canal.  We shared the lock with Sweetwater and no other boats until lock 10 when Shell Seeker joined us for the last three locks.  We went through 12 locks today. Thanks Kathy for being a deck hand!

Looking out over the double lock

This double lock we went through was impressively high.  That's Eye Candy down below waiting to enter the lock.

We tied up in a neat little town, Campbellford Ontario.  They have a town wall/dock at only $0.90 a foot.  We have 20 amp electrical and a grocery store a block away.  Most everyone stayed on their boats tonight but Mary and I went to the Apollo for diner.  Good food!

Came back to the boat and enjoyed a thundering rain storm complete with lightening.  We now have a clean boat and I now know where most of the leaks are located.


Tomorrow we're off again.  Probably wont make Peterborough but we'll be very close to it.  Since internet connections are few a far between I may not be able to post anything for several days.  I did update the our Map as far as Campbellford.