Fenelon Falls saved by Gold Loopers

Nice boathouse ay?

Busy busy at Bobcaygeon tight squeeze

Honey I'm HOME!

Cooling down in your back yard.

A great place for the kids to hang out and cool down.  We had fun watching them jump from the cliff.

It was a weekend and a hot one at that, all the marinas that could handle a boat our size were all filled up for the weekend and unfortunately for us the walls were as well.  Late in the day and no where to go as we were heading into Fenelon Falls we passed a gold looper dock to the side right before the falls we waved and continued on.   When we reached the lock that too was filled up, now what?  We got a call from the looper we had just passed they said the upper lock was filled as well BUT if we wanted we could raft up to their boat for the night with 50amp service as well!  As it turned out Barbara and Norm Newton had finished the loop in 2001, their boat Beta Omega a 42' Hatteras is on their dock at the house . We enjoyed the night with the great company of Norm and Barbara it was very generous of them to allow us to raft up to their boat.  They said we could stay as long as we wanted but it was time to move on.  As we were leaving in the morning they told us to tell our looper friends that if they are in the need of a dock for the night it is available. By the way anyone looking for a looper boat Beta Omega is for sale and she sure is pretty.  If you would like the phone number to reach Barbara and Norm e-mail me and I will send it along to you.

Beta Omega shes For Sale

July 21st Lakefield to Lovesick Lake Ontario

Today was extremely hot for Canada, in the 90's with lots of humidity and even hotter down in the locks with no air.  Lakefield marina was a pleasing site, we all took a swim as soon as we tied up for the night, since the water was so refreshing I thought it a good time to give a scrub down of the hull at the waterline.  Really I just didn't want to get out of the water, one side got done anyway.  This is a great stop,  there is a butcher shop, a deli with some gourmet items as well as a Greek restaurant which we ate at all a stones throw away.  

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On the lock walls as well as at this marina people can spend their vacations traveling in their small boats and camping out along the way, here 2 boats traveling together with children pitch the tents for the kids and the adults get to sleep on the boats.

90 degrees and dreaming of snow?

Private dock for your plane

Saint Peters On the Rock Anglican Church on the Hells Gate Passage.  You can only get to church by boat.

The scenery is getting prettier as we go through Hells Gate as promised,  they say this is what we have to look forward to in the Georgian Bay.

 Lock 30 (upper) Lovesick Lake Lock,  we spent the night here and the sunset was beautiful.  However, as warned in the cruising book the raccoons WILL be on your boat at night.  Make sure if you stop here to close all the hatches and windows.

The refection of the sunset on the buildings across the lake.

Jim doing double duty,  fishing and watching the sunset.

It was worth the visiting raccoons in order to have this spectacular view.