Day 356 July 14 10 mi Lakefield Marina Lakefield ON

Today we head back across Little Lake to Lock 20 and the start of the great man-made canal cut crossing the city and the mighty lift lock before hooking back up with the Otonabee River further north.  The stretch between Peterborough and Lakefield is very slow.  So, relax and get to know your new lock friends.  There are 7 locks in 9.5 miles

Assisted Living following us out this morning

 

 

Lock 20 Ashburnham Mile 89.5 with a 12 foot lift

 

 

Three of us today

 

 

Waiting for the lock to fill

 

 

Lock 21 Peterborough Hydraulic Lift Mile 90.1 with a 65 foot lift

 

 

Only takes 2 minutes to complete a transfer

 

 

We "float" up the 65-foot vertical lift

 

 

Let's do it again Captain

 

 

Waiting for the foot of water to come in

 

 

And off we go

 

 

Camping Group....loved Saddi

 

 

Trent University Rowing Club

 

 

Trent University on both sides of the Waterway

 

4 miles past the lift lock and beyond the Trent University footbridge you will traverse a very steep, short section of the Waterway from Lock 22 to 25.  The hand-operated locks which still use the old valves in the gates themselves, keep the lock tenders very busy.

 

 

Lock 22 Nassau Mills Miles 93.4 with a 14 foot lift

 

 

Lock 23 Otonabee Mile 94.8 with a 14 foot lift

 

 

Don't think they call this a cottage

 

 

Lock 24 Douro Mile 96.4 with a 12 foot lift

 

 

Cottages line the Waterway

 

 

Lots of flowers....neat yards

 

 

Lock 25 Sawer Creek Mile 97.3 with a 10 foot lift

 

 

 

First Rental Houseboat today

 

 

Lock 26 Lakefield Mile 98.7 with a 16 foot lift

 

 

Coming out with JUST the starboard engine

 

 

Limp into the Lakefield Marina

Our day started at 9:00AM and ended 7 locks later at 4PM

 

We do not know about the Port Engine and if it will start tomorrow AM......but this evening we are going to Don and Freya's for dinner.  They have friends visiting them from Germany and they will pick us up.  This couple came to the states on their 46-foot sailboat and were on the Atlantic Ocean for 21 days.....Can't wait to meet them.

 

 



Don, Sabrina, Thomas and Callie

 

 

Love this fireplace

 

 

Freya and Rik

 

 

 

Their home on Stony Lake

 

 

A boat ride before dinner

 

 

Don use to own this Resort

 

 

Lots of windows in this glass house

 

 

More windows to wash for a million plus

 

 

They like to snowmobile on the lake in the winter

 

 

Great couple.....good friends

 

 

Sunset is coming

 

 

A perfect evening on Stony Lake

 

 

Beautiful place to spend the summer