Monthly Archives: May 2016

Today we went from Campbellford and Lock 12 through Lake Rice and the Otonabee River through to Peyerborough. Here we are at Lock 13 with Brad, Carlos, Elio and Marc waiting for the lock master to call the vessels through. … Continue reading →

Prior to leaving CFB Trenton Yacht Club our marina neighbors Margret and Greg on “Tapped Out” gave us a farewell pack which included a club burgee and a bottle of Australian wine in case we were homesick. They have a … Continue reading →

Morning vista looking across the Bay of Quinte. We walked over to the National Air Force Museum of Canada on the airbase as both Deveen and me are former private pilots who enjoy aircraft. There was an amazing array of … Continue reading →

Departed Belleville at 8am and arrived at Bay Marine an hour later. The engine service done by the Honda Dealership technician Geoff was completed by 11.15 so we went on up to the Yacht Club and were moored at their … Continue reading →

An easy day as we do some Spring cleaning. Getting special attention was my man cave at the front of the boat. Aired the doona and took out the foam mattress and gave the walls and ceiling a good clean. … Continue reading →

Just a short run today of 8 miles as the conditions were not conducive to boating and the forecast was less encouraging. There was  plenty of weed at our overnight anchorage at Quinte Point, but also plenty of mud so … Continue reading →

We caught the bus to the mall and bought sims for our iPads. Thank you Usber and Yousef for getting us a great deal with Fido, a subsidiary of Rogers which has one the best networks in the country. Departed … Continue reading →

Today I left Deveen behind as he had been to Toronto before. After the two and a half hour train trip I had a 10am arrival at Union Station which will be a good train station when they finish rebuilding … Continue reading →

We thought yesterday was done but Clayton residents Dale and Jane came down to look at our boat and invited us to check out their other place on Grindstone Island, one of the Thousand Islands in the St Lawrence River, … Continue reading →