Campbellford to Hastings

It rained for a very short time just as we were getting up and while it was overcast, the weather report indicated that the most of the serious rain had passed. So while Captain Mark took advantage of the reasonable fuel prices in Campbellford, I ran over to the local farmer’s market. I love to make jams and jellies so whenever I get the chance to purchase other homemade jams, I grab the opportunity. At this farmer’s market I found rhubarb jam and some fantastic looking tomatoes.


We found our place behind Summer Star, our newly acquainted boat buds, Ron, Sally and Frank (their darling Dachshund). We met them upon arrival in Campbellford when Ron graciously shared his electric connection with us…I guess you could say this “sparked” our friendship.

All of the traditional locks in Canada have the steel cables to which we secure our lines. In the States when using a cable connection, we just secure one line mid-ship but the lockmasters in Canada require that we secure both bow and stern. Last year I made special shorter lines just for working with the cable-type securing. These lines have worked great for the stern but the distance between the cables on the lock walls have required that I use the traditional length bow line while Mark uses the short lines at the stern. This way I can adjust our forward-backward movement as needed with the longer line.



There were six locks today which included one double lock set. It continued to be very so hot. Even though there were half as many locks as our first day on the T-S Waterway I think today’s travel wore us out more due to the spacing of the locks. No sooner would I get settled into my knitting to relax when another lock would appear.



We only went 18 nautical miles today but it took us over five hours.
When we reached Hastings we had the choice of either staying on the lock wall (with no electricity) or going into the marina…at the last lock, while literally melting, both Summer Star and the Lolligag enthusically decided to stay at the marina for a wonderfully air conditioned sleep.

After getting settled in at the marina, we were all going to have dinner at the Captain’s Table in downtown Hastings. Unfortunately, Frank was not feeling well so Ron and Sally did not want to leave him. While Ron got carryout, Mark and I had the outstanding fish, chips and shrimp. Believe the rumors…this was exceptional fish.

We were so tired and the air conditioning felt so good that we were asleep before the sun went down…

Hours on the water: 5
Nautical miles traveled: 17.9
Number of bridges to be opened: 1
Time spent waiting at bridge: 0
Number of locks: 6
Next Destination: Peterborough
What we are listening to: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Lesson for the day: Paying for the electric (AC)= a good night's sleep in 90 degree weather
Obligatory knitting report: Finished Opal socks for Captain Mark