It was up and off to the Full Cup for
breakfast yesterday and then time to head out. We weren't sure if we
were going on to Buckhorn or turning around and going to Birch Point
Marina which is on the other side of the lock. It just depended on
whether or not the boat would run correctly. The old points were
reinstalled and all fingers and toes were crossed :-)
Finally at the end of the channel out
of Bobcaygeon and on Pigeon Lake …. Yea!! Up and cruising. Very
strange but we are learning that not all points are created equal!
Next year no problem as we already have plans on installing
electronic ignition which will totally eliminate this issue.
Sitting tied to the lock wall above the
lock and watching the in and out of boats was an enjoyable way to
spend the day after our again short day of 17 miles. There was an
almost constant in and out of small boats and medium size cruisers.
It seems all of the large boats are in hiding somewhere! And the
loopers are already way north of here as they make their way to
Chicago (best to be there by early September).
We're spoiled by the shortness of
travel everyday. I'm not sure how we will handle being back on the
trawler and moving 50 or more miles per day – everything is so
close here on the Trent.
Part of the lock wall here was blocked
off with cones as the Kawartha Voyager was due in last night to tie
up for the night. As we watched the approach of the Voyager, it
seemed impossible that it was going to make it under the bridge! We
knew it must, of course, but were watching very closely to see HOW.
Time for it to move into the lock. The
radar arch pivoted down to the front and the pilot house moved
straight down onto itself – like one of those hi-lo trailers. The
captain had a hatch through which he stood to see and control the
boat. If you look closely you can see him sticking up through the top
of the pilot house!
Once through the lock, up came the
radar arch and the top of the pilot house. And down came the nose of
the boat – it had been folded up in order to fit into the lock. All
very clever.
Steve tried a recipe for a wild rice
and edamame salad (along with other good stuff) that turned out
really well. Seemed like a lot of cutting and chopping to me but the
end result was really good. It was a quiet night (the usual road
noise as we are docked right next to the main drag here in Buckhorn.
Off today to Lovesick. Steve is over at
Trudy's bait shop for worms and possibly the grocery store for
sandwich/lunch stuff. It's a rainy day with thunderstorms rolling in
this afternoon – sounds like a good day to be tied up to a lock
wall :-)
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