Day 359 July 17 31 mi Fenelon Falls Lock Wall Fenelon Falls ON

54 Degrees on the bridge this morning....sweatshirt weather....but we are tough.
Ralph arrives at 8AM and he and the Captain trace the port engine from the helm to the engine room trying to find the problem.....they find several loose connections and hopefully the one on the sensor on the transmission neutral switch is the one giving us the problem....something like that....
We pay our bill and choked but they did give us free dockage since we were in for repairs and we are off at 10:30AM

Buckhorn Lake to Bobcaygeon

They have a diving platform

 

 

Buckhorn Narrows

 

 

This is why you go slow

 

 

Nichol Island with lots of cottages

 

 

A clear run northwest through Gannon Narrows

 

 

homes line the Gannon Narrows

 

 

Lots of boat houses

 

 

This one has its own water slide

 

 

and into Pigeon Lake which reminded us of Kentucky Lake

 

 

A sharp turn to port to Big Bob Channel

 

 

Cottages line the channel

 

 

Lots of boat houses

 

 

Lots of toys

 

 

Pretty

 

 

Not every day we see an American Eagle

 

 

The tie-up walls at Bobcaygeon are very popular especially on weekends

But this is Thursday

 

 

Here comes one out of the lock

 

 

Lock tenders help him park

 

 

Bobcaygeon is built on three islands, and Lock 32

passes right through the center of the village

 

 

Lock 32 Bobcaygeon Mile 138.2 with a 6 foot lift

 

 

Busy place today

 

 

Folks want to visit...You're from KY????  How did you get here???

 

 

Off we go through a narrow channel for the next 2 miles

 

 

House with its own island

 

 

Second Island with its own house

 

 

Coming into Sturgeon Lake

 

 

Cottages line the lake

 

 

Imagine your own seaplane

 

 

And the beautiful home

 

 

We exit Sturgeon Lake at Fenelon Falls

 

 

A public beach

 

 

I like what I'm seeing

 

 

Lock 34 Fennelon Falls Mile 153.6 with a 24 foot lift

 

 

This one runs into the wall

 

The lock tenders here monitor loading with great care regarding space and safety.  Just because you are in first place on the blue line, don't expect to necessarily load into the lock first.  Rental houseboats might load first for safety reasons....yes, there have been houseboats that end up sideways, wall-to-wall in the lock.  This requires lock tenders to scramble down the slimy ladders to unwedge them.

 

 

Flowers on the bridge

 

 

Trip to the Grocery Store

 

 

Cottages across from us

 

We are on the East wall with 30 amp and water....new in 2012.....The wall is full

And yes....the Port Engine worked like a charm all day long...