Tug Calypso's Great Loop Adventure: Next stop

After many days without wi-fi access, I have a weak signal and will try to finish this post quickly. This will be our last night on the Trent-Severn Waterway. We are docked above the last lock at Port Severn. Tomorrow night we expect to be on the hook in a pretty cove somewhere and we hope it will be quiet. Unfortunately, Canada Day is this weekend (July 1) and it feels like every boat in Canada is headed for Georgian Bay right now. The next month or so we will spend in Georgian Bay and North Channel, which take us across the top of Lake Huron and then to Mackinaw Straits and Lake Michigan. It's hard to believe that distance-wise we will soon be at the mid-point in our journey.

On the TSW we experienced two flight locks (where you go straight from one lock into the next), two lift locks (where your boat floats in a big pan that is hydraulically lifted as the pan beside it is lowered - think see-saw), and finally, the Big Chute Railway - yes, our boat was driven onto a railway carriage, held in place by slings and then carried by rail out of the water, over a hill, and back down into the water on the other side. It was amazing (and a little frightening).

We have started meeting some very nice folks along the way, but usually our paths diverge after a few days. It's also been amazing how many people we meet who know of or have some connection to Punta Gorda or Charlotte Harbor. For those of you who may be wondering, my hand is doing much better - there's still a very noticeable hematoma but the purples and greens are much more muted now. I am trying so hard to be careful, but it's really hard on a boat.

Don't know when we'll have wi-fi again, but until then - wishing everyone a safe and happy Canada Day and/or Fourth of July!