Picton, ON to Trenton, ON

Miles Traveled 39.4

Total Miles Traveled 5226

Day 307

Today was a windy day on the water; we had 18 mph sustained winds most of the afternoon.  The good news was the waves were either behind us, or at an angle in front of us, most of the day.  Waves that are abeam (hitting us on the side) really make us rock and roll.  The bad news was entering the marina and getting into a slip under the windy conditions.  This is not my favorite time to be at the helm, but all went well.

Possible severe weather is forecast for tomorrow, and we could see the front moving closer from the south at our slip at Trent Port Marina.  We will probably stay here tomorrow and catch up on a few maintenance items, go to the grocery store, and laundry. 

We met another looper when we arrived, located in the slip next to us “2 ∞ “ (infinity).  We introduced ourselves and gave Jeff a boat card.  Jeff and his brother Bern started the loop from Maryland.  He said he had special boat cards, went back to his boat, and came back with a piece of wood with a hand painted sailboat on it.   It has a magnet on the back to stick on the microwave or the fridge.  What a cool idea!

The Trent-Severn Waterway starts at Trenton, ON and is made up of 44 locks.  The first 35 locks will elevate us from 243 feet above sea level at Trenton, to 840 feet above sea level at Balsam Lake.  From this point we will gradually drop in the remaining locks to 576 feet above sea level at Port Severn entering the Georgian Bay.