Into the Trent Severn Waterway (TSW)

So I picked up Steph and Josie in Toronto (after first going to the wrong airport – who knew Toronto had two airports?!).  We got underway around 4 and made it through 4 locks.  Had the docking area for Lock 5 all to ourselves for the night.  Lovely!  Today (June 25) the weather fluctuated from calm to gusts of 35 knots, to blue skies to hail.  Nonetheless had a great day and made it to Campbellford, home of the giant “Toonie.”

 

 

 

Leaving Trenton to head up the Trent River, and as the sign says, Gateway to the Trent Severn Waterway.

 

 

 

 

First lock  – out goal with Steph and Josie is to make it to Peterborough by June 30th.

 

 

 

Josie on the bow.

 

 

 

Docked at the base of Lock 5 (of 44 locks).

 

 

Josie loves looking through binoculars.

 

 

This is for Rosie, Debbie and Jeannie.  Found a milkweed leaf at the lock area with a monarch butterfly egg on it.

 

 

 

Next morning we discovered a black blotch that is actually the newly emerged caterpillar.  Should be fun for Josie to watch the caterpillar growing.

 

 

Leaving Lock 7, taken by new Looper friends.

 

Parks Canada has placed sets of red chairs throughout their park system.

Suspension bridge over the Trent that Steph and I (and Josie) hope to walk over tomorrow.

Last set of locks for the day, up 50 feet via two consecutive locks.

Headed into Campbellford for the evening.  I guess Josie has had enough of locks for the day!

Celebrating Josie’s 6th birthday 2 months early since we won’t be able to be in Maine for her actual birthday.

Blowing out the candles.

And Josie in front to the world’s largest “toonie.”  Apparently the man who designed the two dollar Canadian coin came from Campbellford.