We left Orillia and headed out this morning. The sun appeared for a few minutes and then disappeared again. That was disappointing as this is such a beautiful area to travel in and it would be so much prettier on a sunny day.
We traveled along quite well until we came across this railroad bridge.
It was closed and we could not pass under as it only had 15 feet of clearance. We hailed on the horn and no one appeared. We waited longer and after about 20 minutes a guy appeared and opened it up. Not sure if we woke him, he was away on a coffee break or what. None of the bridges or locks on the Trent-Severn carry radios, so there is no way to communicate. You can see the guy walking up the stairs to let us through.
We weren’t sure what this sign was supposed to convey. What is the difference between a sunken island and a large rock?
The area is getting much rockier with steeper hills.
People don’t miss an opportunity to build anywhere, even on these little islands.
They build on large rocks above the water.
We only conquered two locks today. Lock #43 is called Swift Rapids. The picture below shows what it looks like from the top of the lock.
We arrived at Lock #44, The Big Chute, at 1:30. Bob and Charlotte had driven up from their cottage in Honey Harbour to take our picture while we traveled over this railway system to the other side. Unfortunately, there were too many boats ahead of us and we would have gotten through really late. Instead they caught our lines at a dock and we are tied up for the night. We all watched as these boats are lifted out of the water and taken across. More to follow tomorrow, but we are glad to be here and the sun has come out. Yeah!
Tags: AGLCA, Big Chute, Great Loop, Ontario, Port Severn, sarver
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