I've been too lazy to write for a long time, so will have to forego many details. However, there are three things I want to share that we've learned over the past couple of weeks: 1) Taking care of a boat is hard work. Did you know that decks should be mopped (swabbed?) daily? Did … Continue reading Back in the USA →

We continued north along the Trent Severn after leaving Burleigh, but only had to travel a couple of hours before we reached the quaint little town of Bobcaygeon. Aren't you curious about a town so named? So was I, and here's what I found: Its recorded name bob-ca-je-wan-unk comes either from the Mississauga Ojibway word baabaagwaajiwanaang "at the very shallow … Continue reading Fury over Fenelon Falls →

I'll try to keep this short. When I wrote last in August, 2018, we were leaving Canada and Golden. David and I (mostly) wintered in the Pacific Northwest, while Golden spent the fall and winter out of the water, encased in plastic "on the hard" in Bluffer's Park Marina just outside of Toronto. Ed Wilson, … Continue reading July 30, 2019 On the “road” again →

Well, since I last wrote we've really just been killing time, exploring Lake Ontario and tributaries before we head to Trenton. We left our idyllic spot on Cedar Island, headed almost directly across the St Lawrence to Wolf Island, where we tied up in front of a restaurant that allowed free moorage if you ate … Continue reading Hanging out on Lake Ontario →

For the last few days we've been plying the "Thousand Islands" area. We've been told since we started how special they are. Well, to be perfectly honest, we are unimpressed. Yes they are beautiful--small coves, granite rocks right to the edge of multiple islands, lots of different bird species, deer, and other wildlife (unfortunately including … Continue reading The Thousand Islands →

There are a lot of reasons I titled this blog post as I did. For one thing, it is an historic accomplishment. While transiting one of the locks, we got to talking to some of the Canadians ahead of us. All of us expressed astonishment in what sturdy condition these locks remained despite just about … Continue reading The glorious Rideau →

I'm posting this 3 days after writing it because we've had very little cell coverage for last few days! I also posted too quickly last time, without telling you anything about the 202 km canal we're traveling on, the Rideau Canal. The idea of building this waterway from Ottawa to Lake Ontario was conceived during … Continue reading Canada Day on the Rideau →

It's been awhile since I last wrote. I haven't been in the mood to write for a variety of reasons. The main one is that, although we have seen and enjoyed some absolutely spectacular sights and places, things have been going fairly smoothly, doggone it. I never wanted this blog to be just an endless … Continue reading Montreal, then to Ottawa →

We spent 3 pretty wonderful days in Quebec City. This is a magical place--established in the early 1600's by Champlain, and the birthplace of French settlement in the New World. We moored in and spent most of our time in or near the walled Old City. This city is so picturesque it hurts. Wherever you … Continue reading Quebec City and now upriver →