Day 287 Trent Severn step lock 7-12

Nice house at the lock. Originally constructed in 1914, it sits at lock 9 on the Trent Severn Waterway (TSW)






The first half of the step lock (lock 11)









It looks like we're on top of the world!






View after reaching the top of the second level of lock #12 of the TSW






Hey guess what??? It’s raining again. Tom thinks it has rained 10 out of the last 15 days. Good thing I bought my waterproof pants. I wore them all day and stayed nice and dry. One of the lock operators shared with us today, that with all of this rain, they are starting to have water level control issues with the dams on the Trent-Severn. Of course understand, there are 44 locks and dams on the Trent-Severn-Waterway

Starting June 25, the lock hours are 8:30 to 7:00 pm. Today we traveled 25 miles and passed through locks #7-12. Lock 11 and 12 are called step locks where 2 locks are end to end of each other. The water in the lock lowers or raises as needed until the water in both locks are level with each other. Noah Genda was the only boat in the chambers but if a boat was descending, one of you would pass the other in the narrow lock. The water raises or lowers a total of 41’. You can see from the pictures the elevation we are at and what a beautiful view. It would have been really gorgeous on a sunny day.

If you aren’t up on your liter conversion, it is 3.875 liters per gallon on fuel. When you stop for fuel, it is helpful to know ahead of time how much a gallon will cost- we didn’t know and had to rely upon the attendant’s calculator. Not rocket science, however when you feel your tank can hold 175 gallons, you need to know what that equates to in liters. We filled with diesel at Frasers in Trenton and paid close to $4.00 gallon.

This afternoon, after we were soaked from the relentless rain, we stopped between lock 12& 13 in Campbellford at Old Mill Park city marina for $1.00 per foot without power; $1.25 with power. You find space along the wall, plenty available; tie up and go check in. The facility is operated by the City of Campbellford Chamber of Commerce located adjacent to the tie-up wall. Here you can purchase diesel on the other side of the waterway at MacMillians for $0.92 a liter or $3.60 gal. There are a couple of restaurants, drug store and a grocery store all with-in a walk from the City tie-up wall. Between rain showers we walked up to the grocery store for a few basics, looked at the Waterfront Park and did a walk by of a potential evening dining establishment. Of course it started to sprinkle before we returned to the boat.

After a few more showers/sprinkles in the late afternoon, it finally cleared enough that we walked up to "Rubbs Barbeque" for actually a very good serving of food. The service was good, a lttle noisy, but all in all it was worth the trip.