Spending the night on the lock wall at Lovesick is eerily
beautiful! A lock on an island, only accessible
by boat you say? Huh! Storm clouds are brewing! A magnificent show in the northern sky and it
quickly and thankfully pass us by unscathed, giving us a restful sleep.
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| Lovesick Weather |
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| View from Lovesick Lock 30 |
Again an early morning rise.
Feeling the tug of home, we instinctively forge on with purpose,
systematically conquering lock after lock. We are the first boat to arrive at Kirkfield Lift Lock 36
the morning of July 31, 2013. While
waiting for the opening, it gave us a chance to examine it more closely. It is the second highest hydraulic lift-lock
in the world rising almost 50 feet and first built more than 100 years ago. It is also the highest point of elevation on
the Trent-Severn Waterway.
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| Shale Rock Walls |
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| Narrow Channel |
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| Water Lillies |
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| Kirkfield Liftlock |
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| Kirkfield View |
Ah! At long last we
arrive at the entrance to Lake Simcoe.
It is the largest body of water along the Trent-Severn Waterway with an
area of 300 square miles. It is said to
be deceiving, often giving boats a ride of their lives if the wind comes up and
the waves churn. Today the lake was
resting and we had an uneventful crossing.
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| Kirkfield Lift Lock |
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| Bridge Entrance to Lake Simcoe |
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| Lake Simcoe |
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| C.N.R. Swing Train Bridge |
Finally day is done and Terrmar is relaxing peacefully at
the bottom of Couchiching Lock 42.
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