Thursday 16 July 2015

Bobcaygeon - Lakefield



After dinner last night, Andrew jumped ship to spend time with his family. I went to bed with a fever-- origin unknown.
This morning we were first through Lock 32 at the town of Bobcaygeon on a beautiful clear morning. We motored past Pigeon Lake Yacht Club and through Gannon Narrows gawking at all the spectacular lakefront properties. We are getting into a heavier populated area with much more boat traffic. This is Canada's houseboat rental mecca. We stopped for a swim in the warm waters of  Lovesick Lake in the afternoon. Apparently, there are a few stories as to how Lovesick Lake got its' name. Needless to say someone got their heart broken...  No doubt there's a country & western song about it!!!
We traversed through an area strewn with rocks called "Hell's Gate" but Lucifer didn't want us and kicked us out on a small island where  St. Peter's-on-the-Rock Anglican Church is located. St. Peter wasn't ready for us either so we finished our day tied up on the downbound side of lock 26 (Lakefield). Camping fees are 90 cent /foot to stay tied up at a lock per night. Marina fees are generally about $1.60 / foot and pump outs run $20 each. 
Now that we are inland, we don't need our trusty electric heater which came in handy on Lake Superior and Lake Huron. We covered 39 miles today and went through 5 locks. 
Doug

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