8 more locks, beautiful scenery and a long day. It started off cloudy but promised to clear up
and get warm—promise kept. Right at 9am
we entered Ashburnham Lock # 21 with Pura Vida (42’), Captain’s Choice (40’)
and a little run-about cuddy (about 20’). Since we are 44’, it was tight in the
100’ Lock and that configuration is how we stayed the whole day. Pura Vida led the way and the run-about
pulled up the rear. You would think that
that through 8 locks we would have it down pat—not. One time I looked up and Captain’s Choice was
holding our anchor off their dingy. There were all sorts of shapes—do the front
boats want to pull up tight ?, going to the 3rd cable to
wrap my rope behind—in one the 2nd rope was gone (confusion), and
where the lock people were very helpful the first 20 locks these just let you
wing it. We came through Peterborough Lock
which is the largest hydraulic lock in the world, completed in 1904-each of the
2 pans weigh 1300 tons when 1 fills and the other goes up/down—way
cool and fast . Then on to Clear Lake
and Stoney Lake scenery superb—a mini thousand islands with clear brown-ish
water. We sit on the wall at Lovesick Lock – on an island with 2other boats full of
grandparents, their kids and their kids, they are out traveling the canal for
a week, staying on lock walls, building a fire to grill on, swimming, fishing
–makes us miss our kids. Mark and Karen from Captain's Choice are tied on the lock up top--they came over and we compared notes. Tomorrow off to Bobcaygeon (bob-k-jun) to a fun little town--claim to fame a big shoe store.
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| Great island home on a big pink and gray rock |
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| Going into the Peterborough Lock |
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| View from the top of the Peterborough Lock |
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| Beautiful sunrise at Lovesick |
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