Monthly Archives: May 2016

Our route today took us from the Gunbarrel anchorage at the right of the map above to the blue pin in the middle through a magic inland channel known as Collins Inlet. Much of the inlet is a gorge through … Continue reading →

Above is the offshore route to get from Britt at the right across to Gunbarrel anchorage on the left. We didn’t actually take this route as there was 15 to 20 knots of Westerly, nearly enough to consider staying put … Continue reading →

Once again we saw some enthralling locations as we made our way from Sans Souci through the South Channel into Parry Sound Harbour. The piloting was a bit easier without the fog today but the channel was narrow in places … Continue reading →

The Ontario Psychiatric Hospital occupies beautiful prime waterfront land at Asylum Point, near Penetang Harbor. The beacon in the foreground is actually a starboard channel marker. Remembering that North America has the reverse of international convention for red and green … Continue reading →

We did the short 20 mile run across the bottom of Georgian Bay to a very pretty inlet called Penetang Harbor. Settled in to the Bay Moorings Marina to shower, and do the laundry after we had bunkered.  Again we … Continue reading →

Last day on the Trent Severn Waterway and what a climax to being on this this beautiful and amazing piece of geography. The depth sounder in the photo above registers 108.8 feet at Swift Rapids Lock 43, by the time … Continue reading →

Early 6am departure from Bobcaygeon had us crossing the lakes with mirror images of the shoreline reflected. Stopped at Fenelon Falls for the first lock of the day as we had to wait for them to open and for the … Continue reading →

Don took us for a mini tour of Stony Lake before breakfast and this futuristic home, known as the Glass House impressed us with its cantilevered design across two hillocks.  Gracie moored at Don and Freya’s dock with their lovely … Continue reading →

Another amazing day in pristine waterways. We covered some 40 miles today and 9 locks. The most amazing lock  was the world renowned Peterborough Hydraulic Lock, over a hundred years old it effectively loads boats into large bathtubs and hoists … Continue reading →