We left Frankford with a goal of going through six locks to
Cambellford by noon. Shortly afterwards, we got a call from
Elizabeth
wishing me a Happy Father’s Day and filling us in on her morning’s experiences
at work in
Washington, D.C. It was good to hear her voice.
We are beginning to enter areas of the Trent-Severn where
there are natural lakes connected by man-made canals and lakes that were
created by the many dams. It makes for a nice variation in scenery as we
transition from one to the other.
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| View over one of the many lakes |
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| Wildflowers along the locks |
Our first lock went smoothly; however, when we got to lock 8
we were advised that the next lock was closed and boats were backed up. The
power plant just above the lock went off-line for some reason, and the major
collection of debris that had accumulated in the water intake pipes was flushed
out, floated downstream and was clogging the lock entrance. Until a crane
arrived and could the clear the debris, we were being held up. It could be hours or the full day.
While waiting we met a couple from Holland, Michigan (just 20 miles south of Spring Lake), who were also doing the loop in a boat named PRIORITIES!. Soon, the very friendly lockmaster offered to take Anne and two other stranded female boaters in his
truck to visit the Empire Cheese & Butter Co-op. Its cheese comes from
seven different dairy farms in the area and has won numerous awards at the
Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Anne came back with large quantities of
cheese: smoked gouda,
salsa cheese, 7-year aged cheddar cheese, cheese curds, etc.! Fortunately, at about 3:00 pm, we got the
word that we could continue through the locks and would get to Campbellford yet
today.
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| Waiting above lock 8 with PRIORITIES |
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| Empire Cheese & Butter Co-op |
We did make Campbell,
docked on the river wall and took a walk through this small town. The marina advertised wifi, but like many we visit, the signal is either too weak or just
doesn’t work at all. I’ll be sitting in front of the town library using their WiFi
later tonight to upload this post.
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| Campbellford from our stay on the river wall |
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