Traveling with Eric's Inheritance: Day 35 & 36 July 25 and 26, 2022

Monday July 25, 2022 Day 35

Today we traveled from Fenelen Falls Lock 34 to Sunset Cove Marina in Bolsover, Ontario. Our travel included 7 locks including Lock 36 Kirkfield Lock, the 2nd pan lock. Our first lock was Rosedale, a lift of only 4 feet, and at that point we were at the highest point on the Great Loop at 850 feet. We traveled Cameron Lake, Balsam Lake, and then to the Kirkfield Lock. Swift Falls Lock

The pan lock was less anxious this time as we had done this type lock before. Difference this time was we were going down. Still exciting, but not unnerving. Due to an electrical storm the previous evening we had to wait for the power to be restored so that they could run the lock! They actually ended up running it manually. We arrived at 12:15 and were through the lock at 1:20.Watching as other boats travel the Kirkfield Lock.

Traveling out of Kirkfield pan Lock.

Canal Lake, Hole in the wall bridge and then overnight stay at Sunset Cove Marina. Marina was a good rest stop after our 5 hour day with many locks and shallow waters. We spent the evening with Janet and Russ (Tug Bussle) and Kathy and Richard (See Life). Recommendation is to wait at Lock 40, assess the weather, and then decide travel across Lake Simcoe so this was a good spot. We enjoyed steak, corn on the cob, and Bob Evans mashed potatoes for dinner.Hard to see but the marina has the stern end of a fishing boat sticking out of it and the fish that is trying to get away.

Hole in the wall bridge.

Magnolia patiently going through a lock on See Life.

Lake Simcoe is shallow, only 20 miles long and 16 miles wide, making it hazardous on windy days. Storms can develop quickly and bring 8 foot waves due to the fetch -- good reason to keep an eye on the weather. We would travel 5 locks Tuesday to get to the lake.

Day 36 Tuesday, July 26, 2022

We were underway from Sunset Cove Marina in Bolsover Ontario at 8:50am, destination Orillia. First more locks. The Bolsover, Talbot, Portage, Thorah and Gambridge Locks are only 3.7 miles apart, 39 miles planned for the day. Now we were traveling DOWN the Trent Severn Waterway. We continued with Tug Bussle and See Life and joined up with Mountain Mermaid. Lake Simcoe here we come!

Lake Simcoe was a "breeze". Waves were 1 foot or less and gratefully not a concern. We continued to travel with Tug Bussle, and Sea Life on to Orillia, Ontario.

Port of Orillia Marina can accommodate 220 transient boaters and is located right in town. Beautiful facility with immaculate showers and FREE laundry. I took advantage of that. Our neighbors on the dock were Erin and Chris on Bare Feet. We met them last in Kingston. We are all traveling pretty much the same path just at our own pace. We took a walk into town in search of a statue of Samuel de Champlain but struck out. The statue has been removed for renovations.