Day 103 - Lock 27

After such a nice day yesterday was it wrong to hope for a repeat?  Oh well, just more adventures, right?  Last night Randy and Bob dove under our boats to check the propellers and both found lots of weeds wrapped around them.  They cleaned them all off but we had been warned that there were more weeds ahead.

Randy and Toni are divers and have all their equipment with them.  He has a 50' hose from the regulator to the tank so they didn't have to carry the tank down with them.  Worked great!

Bob doesn't have a wet suit but we did buy him a mask and he borrowed the regulator and tank.  He said the water was not bad at all.

We got underway around 8:00 and it really was pretty out.

We caught up with Endeavor about half way to the first lock of the day.

The scenery is more and more like Puget Sound.

About this time our port engine decided to overheat.  We made it to the lock and stopped there while Bob and Randy changed our second impeller.  Endeavor went on ahead. They successfully got it changed but, altho it is not running hot, it's not quite right (amount of water expelled in the exhaust is much less than normal) and we will stop and have a mechanic look at it on Tuesday.  We had to make a decision then about whether to go on.  Endeavor called and said the currents were really bad ahead and they may close the locks.  We talked to the lock masters who called ahead and said if we got any more significant rain they would probably close but were OK for now.  We decided to move ahead before more rain came!  It was a beautiful ride even though the current around the locks was swift.  Bob is much more knowledgeable now and handled it beautifully.

 Combining a picnic, campfire (on the cement), and fishing!

This guy is fishing for his picnic!

The lock we stayed at to replace the impeller.  

We all wouldn't fit in the lock together so I got to take pictures of Magic and Endeavor.

The lock masters are in hot competition with Lock 23 for the most beautiful garden. Notice the 150 representing the 150th anniversary of Canada

They are training summer help - all relaxing while they wait for our boat to rise.

Ready to move on - this cruise boat is coming towards us.  The canal is very narrow here and we were very concerned about getting around.

We held our breath while Magic squeaked by!

 The canal was incredibly narrow and beautiful here. The most similar to the canals in Wales we've seen on this trip.

Someone was very creative

I think we are in vacation land, Canada - so many vacation homes, house boats, and beaches.  I think its a bit chilly to swim but that didn't stop these brave souls.

A local resort

Not sure how many of the homes around are vacation or year round, but there are some beauties!

The speed limit is mostly 10 KPH on the Trent Severn Waterway and is well marked with speed limit signs.  How many cars can see their speed limit sign bobbing around in the current?

We cleared our last lock at 5:30 and finally caught up with Endeavor and True North III.  We got an absolute drenching going through the lock as a huge storm went through.  Luckily we missed the earlier storm that came through with 45 mile an hour winds!  A bit of rain (all right - more than a bit) never hurt anyone.  :)  The lock walls were nearly full so we had to go out in the bay and wait until a boat left the wall to enter the lock.  The wall is right next to the dam and the current is pretty vicious.  We are both tired from our long day and very grateful to be docked.

Our friends on True North III took this picture as we get ready to dock.  The yellow bumpers on the concrete blocks in the right corner are the barriers to the dam.  Too close for comfort!

Docked at Lock 27 - Young's Point 6/25/17