Friday August 21: Road Trip to Parry Sound

Wednesday bright and early we picked up a car in Trenton from Enterprise for the trip to Parry Sound.

Everything was packed for a quick 2 day trip to visit Symmetry and Deja Vu. The weather was not going to permit us to cross Lake Ontario until at least Friday so it seemed a good time to visit friends.





The drive north was strange as we passed over the Trent canal a number of times. There would invariably be a sign stating "Trent Canal" as we passed over a bridge.

A very momentary thing with a glimpse at the lock above Simcoe Lake and at right a quick sighting of the lock and dam at Port Severn.

Signs to turn here for Big Chute, the marine railway. Or turn here for the Kirkfield Lift Lock - all of the places that we've traveled through over the past 2 months.

As we neared Parry Sound (on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay) the cut through the granite along the roads was amazing.

It is the same rock that the waterways pass through! It's no wonder it seems like there are rocks everywhere in the water - they are all over the shore as well :-)

We were definitely spoiled with our accommodations on Symmetry in the front berth.

First time in three months that we haven't had to crawl into our bed! (Our bunk in Guppy is under the dinette - not much headroom :-))

I don't know more hospitable folks than Jim and Linda and Peter and Cheryl (who always has coffee ready in the morning - just cross the dock to Deja Vu!) It seemed we would lunch on Deju Vu and have dinner on Symmetry or visa versa.

Lois (Cheryl's Mom) drove up to Parry Sound as well to travel on Deja Vu for a few days or so. It was really great to see her again - yet another wonderful person we have met on our travels!

Jim and Linda - picture on right.

A final get together on Symmetry for breakfast this morning before we headed back to Trenton and Guppy. Cheryl, Steve, Lois, Peter, Jim and Linda. What a group!

The Plan: leave by 9 am. Arrive Trenton by 1 pm. Move the boat 10 miles to Brighton to a marina with fuel (Trenton's fuel pumps were being replaced - no fuel for us!), fill up and be ready to cross Lake Ontario first thing Saturday morning.

The reality: left by 9 am. Slight detour to Wyvale to drop Lois's car off at Peter and Cheryl's home (keys are above the visor :-)) and then we thought of stopping at Bobcaygeon - only 15 minutes out of the way - to go to the bakery!! What a brilliant idea!


And then the realization that we have to drive right past our favorite Chinese restaurant on the whole Trent system in Fenelon Falls - on the way to Bocaygeon and it was right at lunch time!

So needless to say the trip back home to Guppy took a bit longer than we envisioned :-)

It was 3:30 until we made it back to Trenton and 4 pm until I was back to the boat from returning the rental car.

Guess we'll just stay in Trenton another night and leave from here ... weather still looks good for crossing the lake.

The rain clouds were rolling around all day on the trip back and by the time we were arriving to Trenton, the clouds where here as well.

No problem - Steve took the opportunity to wash Guppy. A well needed wash job for sure!