CAMPBELLFORD, ONTARIO TO HASTINGS, ONTARIO

Wednesday, July 15th to Thursday, July 16th, 2015

Day 345-346

Miles Traveled on Thursday: 20

Total Miles Traveled: 5147

  We awoke Wednesday morning and were making preparations to get underway.  As we were unhooking the power cords, we noticed that the wind was really blowing.  We looked at each other and asked "Do we really want to travel in this?".  The answer was "No".  So, we hooked the power cords back up and decided to stay another day at Campbellford.  We got down the red wagon and went to the No Frills (yes it is called this) grocery store for some water and milk.  Next stop was The Beer Store.  In Canada beer is sold at The Beer Store.  Although it is a large building, where you order is relatively small.  The types of beer that are carried are displayed on a shelf with one can.  You can get single cans, 4 packs, 6 packs, or 12 packs.  Once ordered, your beer arrives from the back of the store on a conveyor belt.  Pretty Cool !

  That evening the town of Campbellford had Melodies in the Old Mill Park which was right next to the wall we were tied alongside.  We joined Dave & Penny from "Penny Pinchin" for cocktails and music.

Penny, Dave, and Dan - enjoying snacks, drinks, and music

  Thursday the wind was much less so we headed on our way.  The scenery today was a mix of uninhabited shorelines and cute cottages with boat houses.

Trent River on Trent Severn Waterway

cottages and boat docks along the banks of Trent River on Trent Severn Waterway

  One of the boat house garage doors had a mural of a boat leaving a lock.

mural of boat leaving a lock on the door to a boat house

  We ended our day tied up to the Lock 18 mooring wall in Hastings, Ontario.  There ended up being three Mainships 350/390's all tied up to this same wall.  "Seahorse" had some relatives on the dock.

tied up on mooring wall at Lock 18 - three Mainships - Seahorse is the farthest on the right

  After getting tied up, we walked around the town.  Dan found the most interesting part of our exploration.

Road sign - what a funny name for a street

  After dinner, several of us met with Gold Looper Steve from "Barefoot Shoes".  Steve and his wife, Rae, keep their boat on the North Channel and are very familiar with those waters.  We all grabbed our charts and got a crash course on great places to see and where to anchor on the North Channel and Georgian Bay.  It is people like Steve that make the AGLCA such a great organization.