July 17-22 Tues - Sun - Hastings to Peterborough
An early exit today as we have a 50 mile run, most of which is across Rice Lake. The lake is 2 miles wide and 12 miles long. It has multiple island scattered throughout, with rolling green hills. Nice scenery. We leave the lake and head north up the Otonabee river. The river narrows and winds tightly, with trees on both sides right down to the water's edge. After a seven hour ride we pull into Peterborough Marina and settle in for the stay. We walk thru town and get a "lay of the land" The main street includes may restaurants and stores. We return to our boat and enjoy our "back porch", read our books and have an easy dinner of leftovers. The next days in the Peterborough were filled both with activities and socializing with many loopers - as this is a popular stop along the trip. The Peterborough Lift lock is a highlight for boaters. We rode the bikes to the lock to watch the process and to visually see what we will be experiencing It is an awesome sight to watch these two huge bathtubs of water go up and down to transport boats on their journey. Boats drive in the lower tub, water is also filled into the upper cylinder. The water is pumped into the cylinder which then pushes the bottom tub up and lowers the top tub. An interesting process. The town sponsors music in the park twice a week so we are entertained by 2 different rock bands. It also sponsors a farmers market twice a week where we purchase farm fresh veggies and fresh baked bread. The street fest on Saturday is called Peterborough Pulse. It is a family oriented fest with games to try; like mini -curling, skateboard ramps, zumba demos, hoola hoop fitness and chalking the street. Colletta's favorite was the ax throwing. Peterborough was a good stop, but it is time to move on.
This time last year in Canada Colletta was
wearing a hoody and blanket. What a difference
a year makes.
Sunset tied to the Lock wall for the night
The Lock staffs have their own gardens and sense of
humor
Pisces Pete sculpture in Hastings
Heading up the river
Exiting the lock you maneuver thru a narrow
opening and then this abandoned RR trestle that
the local kids use for a diving platform.
Mama loon with her baby on her back
Found at the Farmer's Market in Peterborough
Don't mess with Colletta when she has an axe in her hands
A pop up park at the Peterborough Pulse festival
The fountain as you approach the marina in Peterborough
You can practice your curling on your own miniature
curling board
My new pirate buddy
Lunch at a greek restaurant. Had greek French fries
which were fries with feta cheese on top and an
Italian au jus. Kind of a greek version of poutine.
The famous lock itself.
The Lift lock at Peterborough. The tallest lift lock in the
world. 65 foot lift built in 1904 and still working well today.
Short Vacation and Greek's Folly approaching
the lift lock.
You tie to the pipes on the wall and since you
are floating in a tub of water there is no movement
up or down like normal lock. Very smooth.
On our way up. These pictures were taken by Rob Liss
who is the Harbor Host at Peterborough. He and his wife Glenda
were great hosts
Exiting the lock on top. 65 feet higher
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