I know, this past month I failed to update the blog. I was traveling the Trent
-Severn Waterway. It was unseasonably cold in Canada this summer, even the locals said it but especially to me after spending the past 8 summers in Florida. I also can say that I have been through enough locks
to last a lifetime though I have just about as many left to go by the time I
complete this trip. Places we stopped along the waterway: Brighton Rd Bridge, Trenton, Cambellford, Hastings, Peterborough and Orillia, in addition to tying off at 2 locks and anchoring out.
So to catch up,
at the end of the Trent -Severn Waterway is a boat lift at lock 44. It is the Big Chute Marine railway. Below are
photos of my ride on the Big Chute.
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Outside the final lock 44 |
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On rail car starting the chute |
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Heading down! |
After the
Big Chute we stayed 2 days in Midland on the Georgian Bay. We anchored 2 nights
in Dauncy Bay, also anchoring in Hopewell Bay, and another day at Green Island.
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Another great photo from Elaine when we anchored out |
We stayed at a marina for 2 nights in Killarney on the northern shore of
Georgian Bay. We left Killarney (population 500) and entered the North Channel
of Lake Huron. We reached the Gore Bay City Marina for an overnight stay. The following
day we traveled to Drummond Island, Michigan crossing the border back into the
U.S. and going through Customs. From Drummond Island, we crossed Lake Huron to
Mackinaw City, MI. I received a grilled hamburger lunch via a net from Russ.
Mackinaw
City is located on the Straits of Mackinac, on the northern end of Michigan’s
Lower Peninsula. We were here for over a week waiting on the weather. Between
wind, waves and fog, we were getting antsy to move on. Finally a window, Lake
Michigan was flat and we had a good trip to Charlevoix. It is located between
Little and Grand Traverse Bays.
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Docktails with Loopers at Charlevoix |
Our next stop was Leland and today we arrived
in Frankfort. At this point our plan is to cross Lake Michigan and continue down the lake on the Wisconsin side.