Being back on the boat after an extended stay in Toronto (other than a
brief visit with my brother, Lee) is certainly a great relief. Things were
backing up all over the place at home, details of which aren’t really relevant
here for the most part, and the distance from all that is… helpful.
Brooke is recovering nicely from having her nose operated on
to get rid of the basal cell carcinoma, and yesterday I cut the stitches out.
Shipboard, Cappie has to tend to many solemn duties…
We have escaped from the Fenelon
Falls marina and after a short voyage
across Cameron Lake;
we are holed up on the wall at Lock #35, Rosedale.
This lock is a very nice one; quiet, grassy and far from roads. The lock crew
here is a bit glum, however, probably as a result of our whacky government’s
threat to cut back on everything the system offers next year, including a
shortened season and less hours for the lock-masters on both the Trent and
Rideau systems. It will be a shame if The Regime gets away with this as the
locks are an important part of the local communities as well as a great boon
for the boaters. You can read about the situation at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/08/10/ottawa-rideau-canal-fees-operating-hours.html
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Yesterday, after the lock men had left, we went over and
plugged our bread-maker into the receptacles on the lock hut wall. Aren’t we
sneaky? Well, we don’t have power here on the wall and the bread-maker takes a lot. This
morning we had French toast made from the resulting loaf. Jealous? You can see Cappie, scurrilously tapping into the Feds electrical system in the photo below. View it larger if you can.
It looks like we will spend another night here as it is so
comfortable and they aren’t charging us anything for some reason. Maybe as a
result of the situation noted above. Mister Huxley sure likes the freedom to
roam. The fall hours, 9-4pm are great for us as it means less boat traffic and
privacy in the late afternoon and evening. Fall is definitely a great time to
be on the Trent.
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