Day 31 & 32 , July 21 and 22, 2022

 Thursday July 21

Another warm one! High 80s with intermittent showers.  Spent the morning catching up on odds and ends and waiting for the storms to subside.  We walked 2 miles along the Trans Canada trail to the Peterborough Museum and Archives; ALL UPHILL!! 

The museum was filled with the history and the development of the area, including the settlement and influence of the  native tribes and the industrialization of Peterborough.

Samuel de Champlain was the first European to visit the area.  Two of the islands he visited still bear the names he gave them -- Grape and Hickory Islands.  

We continue to be impressed by the beautiful home gardens. 

The walk back to the boat was better -- cooler and downhill.  It was also rewarded with a stop at Tim Horton's for a breakfast treat.

We enjoyed some local entertainment and pulled pork sandwiches at The Riverside Grill.

View of the marina on the way back from dinner.

The Peterborough fountain is lit at night.

Friday, July 22

We started our next days adventure to another sunny day.  Our boat neighbors on Nevermore are leaving too.  They headed to the first lock, only 0.5 mile away.  We headed to the fuel dock. Our fuel gauge decided to quit at the beginning of the trip so we have been logging engine hours and gallons of purchased to get a feel for a comfort level.  Since our last fill up we used 31.09 gallons for 15.4 engine hours.  That calculates to approximately 2 gallons per hour.  We did travel a bit slower this past section due to the number of locks.  We are happy about our fuel usage so far.

After we locked through the first lock (Lock 20 Ashburnham) we traveled 4.2 miles to the next.  Lock 21 is the Peterborough Lift Lock. It is a "pan" lock.  One pan is high and the other is low.  Boats enter the pan and by adding additional water to the pan (only one extra foot, equal to 130 tons) in the higher position the high pan slowly moves to the low position. Entering the Peterborough Lock.  Notice the pan in the upper position.

Notice the height of the tower as the pan raises and the boats are lifted.

Packed in the lift pan.Leaving the lock.   Notice height of the tree and the land on the horizon.

The Peterborough Lift Lock is one of 2 lift locks on the Trent.   It was completed in 1904.  We traveled 8.5 miles through 5 additional locks.  

We traveled past Trent University.             Students enjoying some time on the water.

We finished our day after locking through Lock 26 Lakefield.  Our original plan included 5.8 additional miles to Young's Point Lock 27 but Lakefield had plenty of room on the wall and offered hydro (electricity).  We traveled with boats Optimistic and Nevermore through all of the locks.  We tied to the upper wall with 5 other boats, including another looper, Seas the Dream from South Carolina.  We had a nice visit with them; they have a Mainship as well.

We watched as other boats locked through Lakefield Lock

Learning young how to handle the boat in the lock.

Cranking the door closed.

Jam packed with boats and even 2 Sea-Doos!