We left Fraser Park Marina this morning at 8:40. The locks don't open until 9:00 and close at 4:00 P.M. (until after June 22nd). We passed through a total of 12 locks. Lock #11 and #12 are called flight locks because they are in a sequence to handle a large change in water level in a short distance. When we came out of Lock #11, we were automatically in Lock #12. These locks are a lot smaller than we are used to using. This morning there were three boats waiting at Lock #1 at 9:00. We were second in line. "Cast Off" was first. After the two of us were tied up, there was no more room for the third boat and he had to wait. We passed through all 12 locks with "Cast Off". We cruised a total of 31.1 miles and 12 locks in 7 1/2 hours. We are currently docked at Campbellford, Ontario. As soon as we were tied up, hooked up to electric, and paid for the night, we walked into town and had dinner at the Casual Diner. We enjoyed our meal outside in their courtyard. Then after we got back to the boat, there was a Patsy Cline (impersonator) concert in the park right beside our boat. We put our director's chairs out on the bow and listened to the concert while drinking an adult beverage. It doesn't get better than that. Tomorrow we plan to walk across the bridge and check out the rest of the town. I am hoping to be able to put a couple of pictures on.
The scenery is beautiful.
Canadian flag at the first lock.
The lockmaster has to open the gates by hand. That seems a little antiquated.
John took this picture. Cool!
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