Thursday, July 10 we travelled 58 miles through 7 locks with a lift total of 142 feet. We were underway from 8:15 to 5:30. We usually tie up to the walls on our starboard side. Lock 13 required a port tie-up, lock 14 required a starboard, lock 15 was back to port and locks 15 & 16 (flight locks) were back to starboard. John and I were busy moving lines and fenders between locks because it was all in less than 5 miles.
We have found we need to plan more carefully where we want to spend the night. There aren't places to stop as frequently as when we started. The lock walls tend to fill up early with groups just out for a cruise.
We stayed at the Peterbourough Marina, right downtown, and the dockmasters were so accomodating. We could walk to the LCBO and to a great restaurant with live music. A Centennial Fountain with 250' jet of water (the highest in Canada) was lit with colored lights right in front of us. Several times on this trip we have entertainment close to the boat!
Today we had very nice scenery along the way. There are some unique houses and one thing we noticed was all the resorts. Minnesota is losing a lot of the resorts but it seems like they are very active here. Many houses have a boat house and the places are all kept up so nice.
We have had several compliments on our boat. The lockmasters all tell us what a beautiful boat we have. One lockmaster said he thought this was the most beautiful boat that had ever gone through his lock. We stopped for lunch one day along the canal and I could see people stop and take their pictures in front of the boat.
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