Big Chute II and progress to Little Chute

We got off the freight car and looked back but our wives were already seeking shade and an ice cream cone, I believe.

And now the adventure:

We did not expect these torpedos - and they waved at us. The wakes left waves of 40cm depth and wavelengths of about a meter - awkward for the canoe and Brian. I mean he was sometimes above my head only to come crashing down below me a second later. Excuse me if there are no photos but both of us were busy with balance.

And then the contrast with these 2 Eastern/Midland Paints:

Notice that the bigger turtle's shell has been removed, probably by one of these "Thank you for leaving no wake" 10kmh boats - ah

W O B

Big Chute - I

The layout of the Trent-Severn Waterway:

Note the "S97" near the parallel dashed lines representing the railway tracks:

And once again over I went, this time "Brian" certified me!

Stay tuned - W O B

Big Chute - from the top

It was a week ago, Saturday. And everyone was asking for Waldo

It looked like this in the beginning:

And then slowly the plug was pulled:

And believe me, the only way I could see what was going on around me was to take a  --- selfie!

And then it was up up and away -

What happened next? Stay tuned.

W O B

!!!

Lets talk about the weather

Sunday was wet.
Monday cleared off and was 24C - here - in the afternoon.

However, this was cold for Canada ! 40C in places out west and dry.

Tuesday started well at 5am:

Did you see the early bird flying just above               here?

OK, let us return to Monday. We visited the Severn River - first Big Chute:

An elevating experience.

After that we went to Lock 45 at Port Severn

And lunch at "The Dam Grill"

Beautiful day

wob