We arrived in Trenton on Canada Day and were treated to an elaborate fireworks display that night. Trenton is the first town on the Trent-Severn Waterway which will be our home for the next few weeks.
The Trent-Severn Waterway runs 240 miles from Trenton to Port Severn. There are 44 locks in all. Trenton is 243 feet above sea level. We will be locking up until we reach Balsam Lake which at 840 feet is at the summit. It will be downhill after that to Port Severn which is at 576 above sea level.
After two days in Trenton, we left in company with fellow l
Loopers Joe & Pat on Glory Days.
Glory Days approaching one of the six locks that we went through on day one. The lock is to the right of the dam.
Typical entrance to a lock. The approach has to be made slowly which can be a challenge for the Captain as the current can be quite strong due to the dam on the other side.
Glory Days entering the lock at slow speed.
Inside the lock after the gates are closed and before it is flooded.
At the top of the lock after we have been floated up. We attach the boat to the steel cables on the side with short docking lines. One midships and the other at the stern.
We stopped at the top of Lock 6 for the night. The Canadian locking system requires one to purchase a lock and a mooring pass. The mooring pass allows you to moor next to the lock walls overnight.
Lock 6 is in a very quiet, rural setting. We relaxed and enjoyed a beautiful sunset.
After another night at Percy Reach at Lock 8, we arrived in Campbellford. An early morning walk took us to the Ranney Falls Gorge and Suspension Bridge.
Gerbeaud was not too keen to cross the bridge. I wasn't that keen myself! We both made it over eventually and rewarded ourselves with some pastries from a great local bakery.
Campbellford is home to the artist who designed the two dollar Canadian coin known as the Toonie.
Limestone cottages really appeal to me.
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