Monday, July 16, 2012

Today we went through a total of 11 locks, including the famous Peterborough Lift Lock.  Sixty-five feet high, this double hydraulic lock system carries two containers of boats simultaneously.  One container goes up (the container we were in) while the other container is coming down.  The whole operation took only 10 minutes and was quite interesting.

We arrived at Buckhorn, Ontario late afternoon and tied up on the town lock wall.  There was no electricity or water available and it was hot.  We were both tired and went to dinner at the Olde Ice House -- which years ago was the town ice house.  We had a delicious pickerel dinner.  The service was extremely slow, but the waitress was pleasant and the food was good and reasonably priced.  They advertise free wifi, but Captain Wonderful  discovered it wasn't working and when he mentioned it to the waitress she said she didn't know how it worked.  She showed him their computer and he reset everything so he had internet connectivity while we waited for her dinner.  

We found out the weather forecast is predicting strong winds and possible thunderstorms for tomorrow.  We have a long way to go and will get an early start.

Entrance to the Peterborough Lift Lock 65' ascension

Inside the Peterborough Lock

Almost to the top of the Peterborough Lock

Exiting Peterborough Lock

The Buckhorn monument at Buckhorn, Ontario

Crossing beautiful Stoney Lake

This was one of our favorite portions of the trip

Playing ball with Striper at Buckhorn