Moved on to Peterborough today, across Rice Lake and up the Otonobee River and Trent Canal. Weather predictions were for possibility of storms later, so left early. It was mainly sunny with passing dark clouds. Getting breezy by the time we arrived in Peterborough, little spit of rain while we were in the lock just outside of Peterborough. Quite a few logs/big pieces of wood floating in the Otonobee River.
Took full advantage of the marine store here in Peterborough; bought a fender to replace the one that had ruptured and talked to the owner about our only partially functioning GPS. Keeps giving us a Lost signal message; she gave us the number to call for customer support, and the technician gave us some ideas. We think we have the issue solved, at least we hope so. Did use the little GPS on my IPhone with Navionics charts as a backup on the way, it actually works quite well. Lori and Jay from BranchNout overtook us on the way to Peterborough, we had a nice visit with them here. Trips to the grocery store and the laundromat took care of most chores.
Concert in the park here tonight right beside the marina, we have good seats right in the back of the boat. Gord Bamford is playing and there seems to be a big crowd.
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The Great Loop
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Wayne and Ruth
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- Wayne and Ruth
- We are both retired. Ruth is a Registered nurse, taught nursing at the local Community college; Wayne is retired from farming, sold farm products. We are the proud parents of 3 children and 5 grandchildren. We are setting up this blog to record our adventure as we plan for and travel the great loop. We started our adventure by finding "just the right boat" in Georgian Bay, Kilbear marina, in May of 2008. She is a 36' Senator aft cabin motor yacht, with twin diesel engines. Our big adventure that summer was bringing the boat home through the Trent-Severn waterway to Crysler Park marina on the St. Lawrence River. Then in July of 2009, we left to do the triangle, down the St. Lawrence to Montreal, up the Ottawa River, and down the Rideau Canal to Kingston, and back down the St. Lawrence to Crysler Park. Good way to get to know our boat better. We are spending the fall and winter of 09-10 preparing both ourselves and the boat for our trip. We left in July of 2010, heading up the St. Lawrence to Trenton, then back up the Trent-Severn system to Georgian Bay and beyond, completing the loop in the summer of 2011.
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