Trenton to Fenelon Falls

At the last posting, we were in Trenton, at the beginning of the Trent Severn waterway. We departed Trenton on Saturday, July 4th and are now in Fenelon Falls on Monday, July 13th. In the last 9 days, we have traveled 154 miles and 33 locks with 100 miles and 12 locks to go before we arrive in Georgian Bay. We will be in Fenelon Falls for 6 days as we visit with Trevor, Crystal and the grandkids on Cameron Lake. So far, the Trent Severn has been everything we were told – very scenic and beautiful. Of the 9 nights we have traveled, all but one night we were tied to a lock wall in the numerous towns we have had the opportunity to visit. After departing Trenton, we stayed at Frankfort, Campbellford( the first picture is a group of loopers on the wall), Healey Falls, Peterborough, Lakefield, Buckhorn, Bobcaygeon, and now Fenelon Falls. In the last week, we have seen the Canadian Air Force precision flight team practice for a show, seen “The Turkey Capital of Ontario” but did not see a turkey, stayed at a lock wall beside a very active and loud campground, attended an open mic day at a local Royal Canadian Legion beer garden(picture on the right), had dinner in an 18th century house and ate blackened kangaroo as an appetizer, toured a chocolate factory, crossed the dam on a swing bridge while riding our bikes, attended an outdoor music festival in Peterborough( a British band "The Proclaimers"),locked through the famous “Peterborough Lift Lock”( an amazing experience), navigated through “Hell’s Gate”,which is one of the most beautiful and tricky parts of the trip we have seen so far – a lot of rocky islands with houses accessible only by water(see pictures below). In Bobcayeon, we attended an art show at the Kawartha Settlers Village, saw the trophy head of the first cattleo – a cross between a cow and buffalo, shopped at the largest shoe store on the waterway- over 40,000 shoes on display (Pia did not buy any shoes???), had a milk shake at the Kawarthas Ice Cream Factory, and sat on the lawn behind the museum for a Sunday evening Country Western concert – actually just a local family country band. All in all, a pretty dull and boring week.(lol)

On our last night in Bobcaygeon, we had the opportunity to visit with some fellow loopers and took this picture as we all joined for snacks and drinks by the wall. Pictured with us are Joe and Punk from "Carolyn Anne", Fred and Linda from "Young America", and Ron and Margie from "Meander 1". We hope to see all of them up the waterway in the coming weeks as we spend the next few nights visiting family.