JULY 29,2013- PETERBOROUGH TO LOVESICK LOCK 30, ONT

Another early rise, up and at em!  All rested and prepped and waiting on the blue line for the Ashburnham Lock to open, then headed for Lock 21!

Lock 21 is the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada.  The highest hydraulic lift lock in the world, it is powered by gravity and rises 65 feet high.  Built with two side-by-side compartments that move up and down but opposite each other as water fills one side and empties out the other.
 

Quite a surreal feeling as we ascended to what felt like the top of the world!

As of 2017 we have had the privilege of traversing the Trent-Severn Waterway in its entirety three times.  The first time was our maiden voyage with Terrmar before the Great Loop in 2010, south to north.  We were delivering Terrmar from New York to our home port Goderich, Ontario  and still shaking the kinks from her, Terrmar decided to take a six hour rest at the top of Lock 21. The time it took Captain Mark to discover that her batteries had been hooked up incorrectly – thus no juice to start the engine.  The lock-masters were most accommodating, helping us to tie up to the lock wall and directing boat traffic exiting the lock.  As Terrmar and crew baked in 30 degree Celsius plus temperatures, Mark had booster cables delivered by taxi to the top of Lock 21 and successfully managed to get us moving again.

The second time, Terrmar was completing the last leg of our Great Loop adventure in 2013, south to north.

Lock 20 Ashburnham

Lock 21 - Peterborough Lift Lock on Blue Line

Terrmar Lock 21 - 65' High

Rear Camera View Lock 21

Top of the World -Lock 21

The third time in 2016 Mark and I repositioned a sister ship to Terrmar from Orillia, Ontario on the Trent-Severn to Port Credit, Ont. across Lake Ontario travelling north to south.  We began this trip on the opening day of the Trent-Severn Waterway in May 2016.  Lock-masters at Lock 21 allowed us to tie up at the north lock wall for a night.  We spent a blissful, secluded evening enjoying the fireworks at the top of the world, overlooking Peterborough, Ontario.  What a glorious night!

Countryside

Narrow Channel

Island Church

Granite Island

Pink Granite

Moving north, the waterway hints at what lies ahead with hardy pine, spruce and cedar trees clinging precariously to Precambrian granite rock islands.  Bring it on!