Day 44

Just noticed that yesterday's blog did not take. At least I cannot find it. Yesterday we came up from Peterborough to Stony Lake. Peterborough is a fairly large and interesting town. We stayed at a marvelous marina called Peterborough Marina. There is an amazing Indian restaurant there.

Upon leaving Peterborough we went into lock 21 also called the lift lock. Instead of filling the canal to lift you up you drive into a large bathtub. They close the door, sealing you in and then the entire tub is lifted 70' to the awaiting canal. They open the door and out you go. It is one of the most amazing experiences. The way it works is there are two tubs. By adjusting water levels one is always high and the other low. They are connected buy a U tube so no motors are needed, just the weight of the water. We went up with a fairly large cruiser.

From there we traveled miles, on the most beautiful of rivers and went through 7 locks. Getting to Stony Lake is both scary and beautiful. There are over 1300 rocky islands , all fairly close together. Just about every one has one or two houses and the shores are also filled with many mansions. Goldy Hawn and Kurt Russel have a home here. We found a nice cove and anchored out. Supper was corn , hotdogs and beer followed by a skinny dip swim and bath. This morning we had to lay in for  a while as the lake fog was extremely dense and with rocky ledges everywhere it was way too dangerous to travel. Some of the channels are
not a lot larger than Lydia. There are many propeller repair shops here inspite of the rural atmosphere.
Marti is taking me to a B&B tonight as Lydia is getting a new propeller and will not be ready to go until mid morning on the 12th.

I cannot wait to share the photos of the Stony Lake Islands and also the Lift Lock in Peterborough.
God Bless you one and all. (not too original, but nice).
Bert and Marti from Buckhorn, Ontario.