Day 297, June 6th, 2010
It rained all night and was still miserable in the morning. The thought of diving on the boat repeatedly again was not a happy thought. The nearer we get to home, the further away we seem!!!
Lock #40 was also full of weeds but luckily they got caught behind the doors when they opened and we didn't have too much trouble inching our way down to Lock #41 at Gamebridge, the last lock the East side of Lake Simcoe. This lock was clear!! We locked through and tied up on the wall again. John dove this time but it was easier to clear and everybody seemed confident this would be the last of the weeds!!
We set off again at 10:30 with only the weather to contend with - strong winds were forecast in the region. Lake Simcoe didn't look bad at first. We tried but had to turn back when the slop got uncomfortable. We went back behind the break wall and tied up on the inside wall. At first it sounded as if we'd have to wait the rest of the day and the next but after lunch the wind dropped from 20 knots to 10 knots and the sun came out. We decided to try again. It was quite a bit better and we made it across with no trouble.
At Atherley Narrows we stopped at a marina in Orillia for diesel and water and then carried on up Lake Couchiching. It was windy but we were fine and there were no weeds!!!
We arrived at Lock #42 just 10 minutes before 7:00 and locked through. The staff told us there was a swing bridge which would be closed at 7:00 and would not open again till 9:00, so we tied up on the west wall. We phoned home to Collingwood and let them know we hoped to be home Tuesday if the weather cooperated. There was another boat there - a 31ft motor boat, a really nice boat called Bluenoser. "Jim" had just bought it in Whitby and was taking it home to Penetang. After supper John went over and had a drink and a chat with Jim and his crew, Bruce, as they wanted to hear all about "The Great Loop". I gave my apologies and went to bed!
It rained all night and was still miserable in the morning. The thought of diving on the boat repeatedly again was not a happy thought. The nearer we get to home, the further away we seem!!!
Lock #40 was also full of weeds but luckily they got caught behind the doors when they opened and we didn't have too much trouble inching our way down to Lock #41 at Gamebridge, the last lock the East side of Lake Simcoe. This lock was clear!! We locked through and tied up on the wall again. John dove this time but it was easier to clear and everybody seemed confident this would be the last of the weeds!!
We set off again at 10:30 with only the weather to contend with - strong winds were forecast in the region. Lake Simcoe didn't look bad at first. We tried but had to turn back when the slop got uncomfortable. We went back behind the break wall and tied up on the inside wall. At first it sounded as if we'd have to wait the rest of the day and the next but after lunch the wind dropped from 20 knots to 10 knots and the sun came out. We decided to try again. It was quite a bit better and we made it across with no trouble.
At Atherley Narrows we stopped at a marina in Orillia for diesel and water and then carried on up Lake Couchiching. It was windy but we were fine and there were no weeds!!!
We arrived at Lock #42 just 10 minutes before 7:00 and locked through. The staff told us there was a swing bridge which would be closed at 7:00 and would not open again till 9:00, so we tied up on the west wall. We phoned home to Collingwood and let them know we hoped to be home Tuesday if the weather cooperated. There was another boat there - a 31ft motor boat, a really nice boat called Bluenoser. "Jim" had just bought it in Whitby and was taking it home to Penetang. After supper John went over and had a drink and a chat with Jim and his crew, Bruce, as they wanted to hear all about "The Great Loop". I gave my apologies and went to bed!
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