Off the grid in Canada...blog catchup!

Hey to all,
We have been without Internet for the last 10 days or so...we will try to catch you up. We crossed into Canada on 29 June leaving from Oswego NY and coasting in at Bath Ontario. Since then, we have been making our way up the Trent Severn Waterway and are currently lying Bobcaygeon Ontario, a small very touristy town that actually has WIFI! Here is a brief synopsis of the last two weeks including pictures of the highlights.

Cathy arrived 26 June meeting Ashton and me at Brewerton NY. We headed up the Oswego Canal the next day arriving in Oswego timed to go the the street festival...sort of a farmers market with bands. Weird. It wasn't much so we headed to the nearest Irish pub to really sample the local color...great food and beer as usual.







On 29 June we headed across lake Ontario with gentle winds and beautiful green-blue seas. Cathy wanted to stop at an isolated island in Canadian waters but I explained that the custom folks frown on side trips until you actually clear customs...remembering my "permit to proceed days" flying C-5s...we didn't have one. Anyway we cleared customs at Bath and walked the town. They were having a Canada Day celebration that weekend to include a reenactment of US...that is right the USA invading Canada and getting repealed the next day by British troops. The community there to this day is called the Loyalist Township of Bath...wonderful different perspectives, especially coming so close to our own 4Th of July celebration

Jun 30 found us leaving Bath right in the middle of the American invasion complete with the old three masted schooner. We left with Old Glory flying high...some folks no doubt thinking...hey wait, you guys don't get driven out until tomorrow! Anyhow, we cruised over to Picton Ontario, a local artist hangout and took a mooring ball from the yacht club there. We dingy ed over to the dock trying to beat a thunderstorm and in our hast, Ashton sent his new Cannon camera into lake Ontario...ouch...total loss. We consoled ourselves with all the yacht club type Canadians at their club with a liquid lunch. Later we made it up to Picton and walked around this picturesque art is community.

July 1 found us headed to Trenton and we pulled in to the Frazier State Park Marina where we got great seats (off the bow of our boat) for the Canada Day Fireworks that night. We had a nice bike ride touring Trenton and then fixed a great dinner. The fireworks were fantastic and we chatted with some new Canadian friends on what the hell we were doing in Trenton Ontario.

July 2-4 found us making our way up the windy rivers stopping each night at a canal lock wall to tie up. We stayed in some pretty remote countrysides where Ashton and I fished...catching some small Walleyes. Our days became pretty routine. I would wake and take an hour walk and do exercise. Then Cathy would wake and do her tea. Ashton would finally wake around 9 or 10 and we would cast off for the days cruising...we are not in any hurry.

We caught fireworks again on the 4Th in Peterbourgh Ontario...thank you Canada! This was an every Wednesday event just coincidental timed with the 4Th this year. Anyhow, Peterbourgh was a neat city that caters to the boaters. Pretty much everything you need within walking distance. We restocked and bought another digital camera. I also rented a car to drive Cathy back to Buffalo NY where she rented ANOTHER CAR to drive back to D.C....vacation was over for her. She is not able to work from Canadian soil due to Patent Law concerns and will bust her tail for the next two weeks to clear time to join us again cruising the Norther Channel of Lake Huron.




For the last three days (Jul 6-10) Ashton and I have been tying up to lock walls each night making about 20 miles a day. Here are some photos of typical scenery during this leg of the loop. Every turn in the lake or river provides more Kodak moments.

We will cruise tomorrow another 20 miles, weather permitting.