July 16, 2011

They pushed me off and right into Lock 18 @ 8:30 AM this morning.  Even being in the first lock-through, it took us ½ hour to finish.  All 3 of us – Crawdad, Coconuts, and I – were together most of the day.

We crossed Rice Lake today.  It was very shallow, narrow in parts, and had a lot of idiots in go-fasts who ignored the posted limits.  It is beautiful country – there are a number of Indian reservations around here.

We left the lake and headed north on the Otonabee River to Lock 19.  Very pretty river with lots of little marinas, tight curves, and deep water.  The lock had a cute teddy bear dressed as a lock tender!  After leaving the lock, we headed to Peterborough Marina for fuel and a pump-out.  We will spend 2 nights here.

Everybody walked to Boater’s World and the grocery.  Greg bought me a new 150’ line for med mooring!  I’m excited!  Kate cooked dinner for everybody and they ate up top while listening to a concert in the park next door.  Pretty Neat!