It was as nice yesterday as it is not so nice today! We left Hastings after changing the injector pump oil (which needs to be done every 50 hours running or about every two weeks) about 11:30 thinking we would do about 20 miles and then stop in the Trent River.
Good plan but .... we got waylaid. First by passing up a dock in Campbelltown and then by stopping to tow a couple of young guys whose engine wouldn't start. So we ended up going 30 miles to the lock just below Peterborough. Which made for a nice short run this morning .4 mi - which was a good thing since it was raining!
Steve and Doug were fishing on the river so when we asked if they needed any help, the offer of a tow was taken quickly. We put them on board and towed the boat - and was able to go our usual cruising speed. They had relatives that lived on the river just below the lock we were headed for so it worked out great. Nice guys - interesting conversations about the state of Canada.
We were warned at the lock that the International Dragon Boat Races were being held through tomorrow on the small lake right by the marina here in Peterborough so we watched a few teams compete - in the wind and rain! Teams from: US, South Africa, Australia, Italy and Canada among others. We were told there would be 10,000 people here - not sure all showed up with the not-so-nice weather..
Found a fun chair - we thought someone was really crazy and put their couch out but it was concrete!
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