So, yesterday we braved heavy rains and winds to lock through from Percy Reach to Rice Lake. By the time we got onto the open lake it was mid afternoon and the winds had picked up to gale force and up yo 50mph for a while. Made the water a bit bumpy and I thought we might lose the flags and pennants. Marti was a trooper as the rain just soaked her at each lock. Our reward was a beautiful sun filled late afternoon cruise that ended at the lovely Golden Beach Resort. The weeds (mostly milfoil) are very heavy in the shallow part of the lake and that made docking difficult.
This morning the sun was shining as we traversed the lake (20 miles) and then entered the Otonabee River system. This was another 25 mile cruise that was gorgeous. A fairly narrow river , the Otonabee is mostly trees and marsh with some small houses along the shore. A few fishermen were
out, but no cruisers. This river reminded me of the Great Pond Stream that flows into North Bay.No problems with the propeller . It does have a little vibration over 1600. Rpm, but we are averaging6 knots which is the legal limit on much of the Canadian waterways. Tonight we will be in Peterborough the last large city we will see until
Manitowic, Wisconsin.
No stalling, no crashes, no rocks. Just fun today!!!
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