Weather has warmed up - shorts were in order for today for a change. It's so much nicer when the day is warm and sunny!
The couple (Craig and Karen) in the boat in front of us are from San Juan Capistrano, CA. Not too far north of where Matt and Wendy have their home. Very nice folks - but then I seem to say that about all of the boaters we meet :-)
The second day we spent in Trenton was
really enjoyable. Time to do some relaxing and reading. And of course
some work.
One of the worst things to hear when
you push the button to start the engine is silence ….. as happened
the other day in one of the locks on the Erie Canal.
No problem – quick grab the hammer
and hit the starter! Good to go … for now.
After that we were hesitant to shut the
engine off when locking through (much to the dismay of the two guys
in the sailboat behind us who were breathing the diesel fumes –
sorry for that).
Steve out of habit shut the engine down
in the next lock. Yikes! No problem, we started right up.
But he was on the phone to American
Diesel (guru's of the Ford Lehman engine) to order a new one. It
arrived to Pirate's Cove but we never seemed to find the time to
install it! But it's on the boat if needed :-)
And then we didn't start again in one
of the locks when we were headed toward Oswego and Lake Ontario.
Hammer out – hit starter and good to go. Really though? Let's get
this done.
So we spent time in Trenton to replace the starter. Only 3 bolts and a few wires. Of course it took twice as long as we thought it would but then what else is new ... No more worries about not starting in the locks :-)
This is the travel we enjoy on the Trent - low winds (not always the case but mostly).
Beautiful waterways - Steve is sitting on a bollard contemplating ???
Spent the night at Lock 6 - Frankford. Peaceful with no trains!!
Bonus is power at the lock (one of 3 that now have electric) and breakfast just down the road.
It' still jean and jacket weather but good things awaited us inside the aptly named Oasis Restaurant.
The first peameal bacon of the trip - we were both quite happy as it's one of our favorite Canadian specialties.
Cured pork loin (so low in saturated fat) rolled in cornmeal.
Breakfast food of champions .....
Steve managed to get a picture of the Baltimore Oriole that was in the tree near the boat. Quite the noisy guy.
The trip from Frankford was chilly but once again a beautiful sunny day. The six locks included the flight lock at Ranney Falls.
Truly amazing engineering accomplishment. Total lift is 48 feet as you move from the lower lock into the attached second lock.
Best thing we saw? Many pairs of swans with their young. Don't recall seeing so many here last year on the lower Trent.
We'll take that as a good sign!
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