Day 109: Youngs Point to Bobcaygeon, Ontario
Day 109: Tuesday, August 2nd: Since we were tied on the blue line (that means you want to lock through), we had to get up early and be ready to go by 8:30am; not bad, and we did fine. There was a crowd of smaller boats locking with us. Oh, the sign picture, and nice garden:
We were now in Clear Lake. In the lake there were hundreds of tiny islands with cottages and other buildings on them; this church was on one:
More common was the cottage perched on a rock island. These folks usually have electric toilets because there is not enough soil to have a septic system. Water is pumped from the lake and filtered:
Many of the same boats were with us at the next lock at Burleigh Falls:
You would not believe the color of the granite here. The Canadian Shield, a huge platelet of rock making up the Earth's crust, is what is under these lakes. The granite is mostly pink:
A little farther along we came to Lovesick Lock. This was our 100th lock on this trip! Celebrate! We actually didn't realize it until later:
At the next lock (Buckhorn Lock) Ruth abandoned the boat to catch a picture of the Buckhorn Buck:
She got back to the boat just in time not to be stranded.
There was a huge kluge of canoeists just upstream of the lock. They were obvious novices, and wandered into the main channel more than they, or us, wanted:
Moving from Buckhorn Lake to Pigeon Lake we passed under this rather useless bridge. As we drew closer, we realized it was being refurbished:
In this area there are some very lovely (read: expensive) homes, or "cottages":
We left Pigeon Lake and soon arrived at the town of Bobcaygeon. We had made a reservation at Gordon Yacht Harbor, a very friendly and clean marina. Bill took advantage of the wi-fi available within fifteen feet of the office, and Ruth took a short walking tour of town. She found Bobcaygeon's version of a clock tower:
Bill then worked some more on putting the name on the name boards. Not bad, eh?
We turned in early - sort of.
Total locks so far: 101
Position tonight: N44 32.411 W078 32.534
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