We are thrilled to be back abroad Thistle to continue Loop Life :) It was wonderful to be home in Laguna Beach for a week but, for this summer, Thistle is where our hearts are!
We enjoyed PETERBOROUGH one last day, and accomplished a few errands as well as some basic provisioning.
Thursday morning we pushed off "A" Dock, and had a long and exhausting day, crossing seven locks that were completely full of boaters (Yes, exhausting, but we both had big smiles). The most exciting Lock was number 21, The Peterborough Lift Lock. It is the highest dual hydraulic Lift Lock in the world. The Lock Lifts boats 65 feet!
We docked on the LAKEFIELD Lock wall about six hours later. Thursday was beautiful weather, sunny skies and warm temperatures. On the lock wall we met a very interesting Looper couple from Huntington Harbour (almost next door to our home in California). They actually took their boat through the Panama Canal in order to start the Great American Loop (quite impressive)!
LAKEFIELD is a charming town with many restaurants, pubs and unique shops to explore.
We are now traveling in a more remote area, so please be patient with our next blog post, as wifi is very limited in this part of North Anerica.
Looper Tip: Peterborough Marina was a perfect place to dockThistle while we flew home for a week. The Marina owner, Don runs a very professional and safe operation with a friendly and helpful staff...THANKS!
While we were home, a Canadian friend sent a picture of us crossing the Peterborough Lift Lock by SUP boards (on July 6th)!
A special post Birthday Dinner at Elements...Thanks :)
Our PETERBOROUGH favorites: One Eighty Hunter (fantastic new restaurant and pub), Fontaine Source for Sports (great job tuning our bikes) and music concerts at the Marina every Wednesday and Saturday nights all summer long. (Wednesday night was Canadian Rock and Roll - Northern Pike).
Filling up with Diesel at the Peterborough Marina (148 liters for a $192.25 total).
Back on the Trent Severn Waterway.
Thursday we traveled from PETERBOROUGH to LAKEFIELD - Red Line.
Entering the famous Peterborough Lift Lock with three other boats.
The Peterborough Lift Lock was completed in 1904. It was considered an engineering marvel at that time. Each of the two pans (pools) weigh 1,300 tons when filled with river water. With one pan going up and one going down, the two balance each other. It does not matter how many boats are in each pan. A boat in the Lift displaces it's own weight in water. When it is time to lower one pan, and raise the other, one extra foot of river water (130 tons) is allowed to enter the upper pan. This extra weight allows the upper pan to push down and raise the lower pan to the top level. Boats continually enter and exit the upper and lower pans and the process is repeated!
Modern Trent University along the Waterway.
Cottage Country with colorful summer flowers.
Charming LAKEFIELD: Old boat lettuce planters, Christ Church put into service in 1854 and City Hall.
Fun Pubs ... Greg said this was the best urinal he has ever seen (an old beer keg)!
Date night ... Yes, that's us in the shadow XO.
Sunset from Thistle on the LAKEFIELD Lock Wall.
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