From Bobcaygeon to Kirkfield to Orillia Ontario

The night before leaving I spent a little time fishing; and had a lot of fun catch lots of rock bass and a few smallmouth bass. 
We left dock around 8:30 the next morning headed for Orillia;  on the way stopping for lunch in another quaint town by the name of Fenelen Falls; after walking the mainstreet we got back to the boat to continue our trip.
After going through the lift lock at Kirkfield we stayed on the wall for the night.   This lock is one of two in Canada; the other 6 are in europe.
We entered the chamber; 1 foot of water was added making it heavier than the lower chamber; as a result our heavier chamber went down 40 some feet bringing the lower one up 40 feet (a simple concept and very fast moving).
We met canadians Dana and Marilyn while staying on the wall.  After the lockmaster left at 7:00 PM it was just the four of us in this very remote location!
Next morning on to the Port of Orillia.   The waterway became amazingly narrow and shallow for many miles with no room to pass and lined with sharp rocks on both sides.   We crossed many lakes and one really big one - Lake Simcoe.  We were happy to have had favorable winds when we crossed it.
Orillia is a town of 30,000 with many stores and services which you would expect including Walmart, Home Depot, etc.
This weekend is the area's Folk Music Festival . We will attend the fest all day on Saturday and spend Sunday relaxing and doing a little boat cleaning.


Some scenes along the way

We have not been writing every day because in Canada we can't always get on the internet being that we are dependant on marinas, libraries and resturants for our wireless. 

Monday we leave for Midland Ontario which is close to our looper friends Katherine and Garth's home.  We plan to spend some time with them.