Peterborough Lift Lock - just like on the highway a traffic signal telling us which side to use.
Trent University - nice view right on the water
Diesellicious how appropriate for a boat name!!
Lockside Trading Co.
Not much to report, we departed the mooring dock above Peterborough lock at 8:15. There is a swing bridge ½ mile away that doesn’t open until 8:30. Today’s mileage was only 15 miles but after 6 locks we stopped at noon in Young’s Point. The locks do not have marine radios and very few have lights so when you get to a lock you don’t know what is happening. The procedure is to tie up to the blue line which lets them know you want to lock through. Tom got me right up to the wall so I could get off the swim platform; tied the stern and was in the process of cleating the bow when the gates opened. How frustrating! We had a dark cloud over us in one of the locks and just so we didn’t break our record, we had a light rain plus it is 20 degrees cooler than normal (63). I see it's 79 in our home town!
Right at the lock is a house/store called Lockside Trading Co. They have used every inch of space for a variety of items from bedding, furniture, dishes, clothing, food and ice cream! This was a fun place to browse. There are 3 restaurants available but we elected to stay in our warm boat and eat on board.
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