Trenton Ontario to Hastings Ontario

Today (July 24, 2010) we are in Hastings, Ontario. We will stay for the weekend and rest. We have come from Trenton, the beginning of the Trent Severn Waterway. The Trent Severn Waterway is about 240 miles and 44 locks running through towns, cities, and villages. As we pass through, we see the beauty of Canada and meet the friendly people of the towns. We learn the history of the community and discover the special events that have made each individually proud to be Canadian. You never know what is around the next corner of the waterway system. Scan through the pictures and see some of what we have seen. To give you a few stats, having arrived in Hastings we have completed lock 18 and have risen 368 feet. Two of the locks were double locks, that is raising by 1 lock to a height of the next lock and then moving directly into the next lock.

Trenton Ontario

Today is Tuesday, July 20th. Arriving in Trenton Ontario on Monday the 19th, we planned to stay a couple of days to sight see, walk the town, and do some light shopping. We will head up the Trent Severn Waterway and the 44 locks on Wednesday morning. Having no schedule, we only have a tentative plan. The trip is about 240 miles and we think it will take 10-11 days.

Trenton is a town of small gardens and streets lined with flowers that are hung on each of the old light poles. We took a hike up to Mount Pelion Park, which was an overlook to Trenton and the Severn Waterway. Luckly the exchange rate for Canadian and US currancy and the coins are very similar. Except for the $2 Toonie and the $1 loonie coins, these coins can add up in your pocket and get heavy. I feel that we are eating our way across Canada. The food has been great so it is good that we have to walk everywhere. The pictures are of some of the murels we have seen in Trenton, the gardens, and from the look out at Pelion Park.

Hallowell Mills Cove Picton Ontario

The day is Sunday, July 18th. We have reached the Hallowell Mills Cove at Picton, Ontario and have anchored for the evening. We have set up chairs on the bow of the boat and set down to relax. No phones, no computer connection, and lots of quite. You are kind of forced to relax!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kingston Ontario

We arrived in Kingston, Ontario on July the 15th after crossing Lake Ontario. The pictures show first the Military Training Center where training of Canadian Army, Navy, and Air Force personnel are trained. The second photo is of the Kingston court house. The remaining photos are of the Tourist Center and park. We found a Texas Lone Star Grill in Kingstone, Ontario. It don't figure. They kinda looked like Texans, but they talked funny. All of these are near the Confederation Basin Marina where we stayed. The nice part of staying in marinas near downtown is that everything is within walking distance. Except that we discovered that we did not have an electronic chart for the chart plotter for the section of Canada we were traveling. We found out that West Marina had the chip we needed, so I unloaded my bicycle and rode the 5 miles to buy the chip. Sometimes you find that not everything is not right downtown. You can take a taxi ride, but that takes the adventure out of the adventure. We will leave Sunday morning the 18th for Picton, Ontario on our way to Trenton. We will anchor out that night and then continue to Trenton.

Oswego NY Gateway to Lake Ontario

After Lock 23 on the Eire, we turn North on the Oswego River, to go to Oswego, NY. We will complete about 32 miles and 7 locks on this trip. Oswego will be begin our trip across Lake Ontario. Part way across Lake Ontario we will leave the US and enter into Canada. We will first dock at Kingston, Ontario. Once there, only one of us can leave the boat until we have cleared Canadian Customs. While in Oswego we walked the part of town near the marina. Pictures are of Fort Ontario, and the Fire Museum. Once we enter Canada, internet connection will be more difficult. Air card will be too expensive to use, hopefully I can find wifi.