We are now in Parry Sound in Georgian Bay, which is the eastern shore of Lake Huron. There are some 30,000 islands in this bay with many coves and inlets that have not yet been surveyed for depth therefore if you decide to explore you do so with great caution. The further we travel northwest the more remote the area becomes.
Internet coverage up here is few and far between although we still have cell phone.
The scenery up here is fantastic and quite similar to the coast of Maine with the trees coming done to the waters edge and a glacially formed rocky shoreline. There are three distinct differences between the two. Georgian Bay does not have a 12 foot tide, lobster pots or fog.
We left the Trent Severn on Friday after a leisurely passage. Judi was not pleased with the Kirkfield lift lock or the Big Chute marine railway. At Kirkfield you drive the boat over a road via an aqueduct into a pan of water suspended ~50 feet in the air. It seems you are going to drive right out into space when you enter. They then put another foot of water in the pan and you start the trip down as the pan on the other side goes up.
At Big Chute a strange looking contraption that runs on cables and rails comes into the water, you drive the boat in and they suspend the boat in straps similar to a travel lift. They drive out of the water, over the crest of the hill and descend 51 feet to the river below. As you go over the top it is similar to going over the top on a roller coaster and then descending into a splash down at the bottom. To say the least it was a unique experience.
We are some 1286 NM from Plymouth and it is about another 350 miles until we are back in the US.
Internet coverage up here is few and far between although we still have cell phone.
The scenery up here is fantastic and quite similar to the coast of Maine with the trees coming done to the waters edge and a glacially formed rocky shoreline. There are three distinct differences between the two. Georgian Bay does not have a 12 foot tide, lobster pots or fog.
We left the Trent Severn on Friday after a leisurely passage. Judi was not pleased with the Kirkfield lift lock or the Big Chute marine railway. At Kirkfield you drive the boat over a road via an aqueduct into a pan of water suspended ~50 feet in the air. It seems you are going to drive right out into space when you enter. They then put another foot of water in the pan and you start the trip down as the pan on the other side goes up.
At Big Chute a strange looking contraption that runs on cables and rails comes into the water, you drive the boat in and they suspend the boat in straps similar to a travel lift. They drive out of the water, over the crest of the hill and descend 51 feet to the river below. As you go over the top it is similar to going over the top on a roller coaster and then descending into a splash down at the bottom. To say the least it was a unique experience.
We are some 1286 NM from Plymouth and it is about another 350 miles until we are back in the US.
3 comments:
That sounds crazy!!
What an interesting trip you are having. You'll be able to write a book by the time you get back. Just got back from MA-saw some friends at PYC. Enjoyed being with the grandkids, family, and friends. Enjoy!
Bette
Lisa, See the picture of Jejuda in the sling that goes up the hill over the road and down the other side then into the water. Yeech!
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