Tuesday morning 7/4 we continued to make our way to out next destination Fenelon Falls Lock 34.
The route took us past some very nice places and some very eclectic places. So fun to see Canada's vacation land!
The Fenelon Falls lock has a 24 foot lift!
Wave Runners coming through the lock.
Fenelon Falls is a very popular tourist destination and the lock is centered right in the middle of town. It is also a popular lock to stay for boaters being that it is in town, has close access to provisions and electric! When we got through the lock we found that all the electric spaces had been taken! Shoot! We were hoping for a spot with electric because it was 87 degrees! We tied up to the opposite wall, which luckily was covered in shade and there was a nice breeze.
The next morning, we were happy to see a spot open with electric and we wasted no time moving over. We provisioned and spent the rest of they day watching boats going through the lock. We closed out the day with dinner at the Locker which had great views of the falls!
We departed Fenelon Falls in the late morning headed across Cameron and Balsam Lakes to the head of the Trent Canal.
Leaving Fenelon Falls we passed an old railroad bridge that kids had been jumping from the prior day.
Beyond the train bridge, someone had built "Stone men" called Inuksuks. North Canadians build these rock monuments for hunting and navigational purposes. Pretty cool!
As we made our way to the Trent Canal the weather forecast was showing that a pretty good storm was headed our way. We decided to tie up to the wall just at the head of the Trent Canal and prepared the boat for the "hurricane of the Trent".
Yep folks, we had all 10 fenders out! Lol!
Turned out the storm wasn't as bad as expected. Thank goodness! We had a quiet night in the middle of nowhere and would be getting up early to start our trek through the Trent Canal!
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