Loop Life with Greg and Reenie: LAKEFIELD to LOVESICK

Every day on our Great Loop adventure is exciting and new...and then, there are a few days that go down in the memory bank as awesome! This journey was one of those :).

We woke up in LAKEFIELD and decided to provision for a few days, as we really had no idea where our next port stop would be.

The port stop ended up to be LOVESICK LOCK # 30 on The Trent Severn Waterway (some how it's karma, as our Thirtieth Anniversary is this summer). LOVESICK LOCK is actually an island and very remote.

We traveled for about 2 hours from LAKEFIELD and crossed two locks. It was unbelievably beautiful thought Clear Lake and Stony Lake ( appropriately named as the water is very Clear and very Stony ). The topography changed dramatically. Granite rocks now make it very challenging to navigate through the Waterway.

We enjoyed two nights on the Lock Wall with BBQ dinners and a campfires both nights. There was also enough time during the day for a few maintenance projects.

One of our projects was to inflate our SUP boards. We went on a paddle (5 miles) back to Burliegh Falls and returned to Thistle - just in time to avoid a huge thunder and lightening storm. We learned the next day that lightening hit the Burliegh Falls Lock and caused a power loss. The Lock was closed most of the following day.

This was our favorite stop on the Trent Severn Waterway to date !

Looper Tip: Visit with your dock neighbors. We met a wonderful family at LOVESICK and shared information while their children enjoyed our SUP's ...Thanks!

The Market at LAKEFIELD and Burliegh Falls is the best :)

Flannigans Butcher Shop in LAKEFIELD was great ... Steak and chicken BBQ's at the Lock. There was a Subway next door ... Tempting with Lobster (we passed)!