Orillia was a great stop as we happened to pass through on the weekend that the 42nd annual Scottish Festival was occurring. This was a chance for us to take a break for a few days from locking. Temps and humidity skyrocketed ("feels like" temps of 110F). We were happy to be at a […]
Orillia, ON to Midland, ON (with a side trip to Niagara Falls, NY) Read More »
We have been in a repetitive groove. We wake up at dawn. I go for a run while Kent and Penny do their thing. We push off with the goal of hitting the first lock opening at 9am. We pull up to the blue line at the lock (this is the holding/waiting area), wait
Hastings, ON to Orillia, ON Read More »
After a great week of fireworks in the US to celebrate the 4th of July we headed into Canada. Checking in was easy. We docked at a customs location (which is unstaffed), called into Canadian Customs, answered a few questions, receive a clearance number and posted the number in a visible place on our
Thousand Islands, ON to Campbellford, ON Read More »
We left Brewerton, NY with Jay & Barb (The Blessing). We first met them in Alabama last fall and had last met up with them in the Bahamas back in February. Our destination was Phoenix, a small town of 1,000 or so people. We arrived mid day and the free wall was pretty full
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On our last day in NYC Glenn joined us on Heartbeat. Glenn and Kent have known each other for 30 or so years and Glenn traveled with us last fall for 2 weeks from Columbus, MS to Mobile, AL. Apparently he wasn’t scarred by that trip and was ready for more nights spent on
Hudson River and Erie Canal Read More »