Pictures From the Trip October 3, 2001 Last Cruising Update - Summary October 1, 2001 Cruising Update - From Annapolis September 26, 2001 Home Strech September 19, 2001 Last Of The Erie Canal September 15, 2001 Back on the Eastern Erie Canal September 12, 2001 Finishing the Western Erie Canal September 10, 2001 Lockport to Fairport September 7, 2001 Western Frontier of the Erie Canal September 6, 2001 Back in the Canal System September 4, 2001 Leaving The Great Lakes September 1, 2001 In our 7th State August 29, 2001 Ohio Has Libraries August 27, 2001 Vermilion, Ohio August 26, 2001 Fox Haven Marina August 22, 2001 In Put-in-Bay August 17, 2001 The End Of Lake Huron August 15, 2001 Down Lake Huron August 13, 2001 North Channel and Lake Huron August 3, 2001 Gore Bay August 1, 2001 Keel-Haulings July 31, 2001 Rocks Everywhere July 28, 2001 On To The North Channel July 17, 2001 Wouldn't Change A Thing July 13, 2001 Speed Limit July 9, 2001 Thousands of Islands July 5, 2001 Out Of New York July 3, 2001 Typical Day July 2, 2001 Cold Mornings July 1, 2001 Phoenix NY And Beyond June 26, 2001 Through The First Lock June 25, 2001 Up Around Manhattan June 15, 2001 Daily Routine June 12, 2001 Strolling The Vineyards June 11, 2001 Sag Harbor June 9, 2001 Block Island & Beer Can Music June 5, 2001 Lessons Learned June 1, 2001 The Tides Increasing May 25, 2001 Up The Coast Of New Jersy May 21, 2001 Getting To Know The Cruisers May 17, 2001 And So It Begins!

 July 13, 2001 

Get this - - the speed limit on the Trent-Severn Waterway is 6 MPH. that means that even WE have to decrease our maximum speed (of a whopping 8 MPH)! But the waterway, so far, is beautiful. Part of it is rustic, part typically "canaly", and some of it goes through lake districts where there are lots of summer homes and cottages.

We have gone through 18 locks in the last three days. The locks will now be further apart and we will go through more lakes. The three "interesting locks" are yet to come. I'll write more about them when we get there. One side note: coming out of lock 7 yesterday morning, Brian suddenly pulled back the throttle. Right in front of the bow was a muskrat swimming across the canal with a bouquet of flowers in his mouth! It looked like something out of a children's book. And last evening, we watched a racoon searching for food near one of the dams.

The lockmasters on this canal are very helpful. They do everything they can to help, including helping with lines, pushing the boat off when it is time to leave, and providing information about the area. We are very impressed with them. The walls both before and after the locks are also great - - park-like with restrooms (the walls are where we tie up at night). Today, we are in Hastings and will probably stay here until Sunday. We understand that the walls can get busy on Friday and Saturday nights so since we have a spot (and it is right in a town) we will plan to stay.

It was been chilly - - 65 degrees and breezy. Some of the lockmasters have been joking that there may be ice ahead on the waterway ... well, at least we think they are kidding.

We've met lots of nice people and are taking our time and absorbing it all. This is a beautiful country. By the way, most of the Canadians in this part of the world do not speak French. And only the younger generation uses the metric system. So, thus far, we haven't had any problems being understood - - either via the English language or with numbers!

That's all for now. Will write again when we get the chance.

Jeri and Brian