From our last post, we made it to Port Severn and out into Georgian Bay. Vast and beautiful. That will be another cruise of it's own on our return to this area. For now, it was time to head east.
Back through the Port Severn Lock and on our way to the Big Chute Railway again. It was after noon by the time we were done at the Big Chute... lots of miles and two more locks to cover before 3:30, the time that the locks shut down now.
Our timing was perfect at Swift Falls Lock; the door was open when we got close, and we pulled right in. It is also the fastest lock (and the biggest) on the system... they had us on our way swiftly.
I pushed Wild Blue a bit faster than her normal cruise speed... when I could; there were quite a few miles of 10 kilometers per hour speed limit... that’s about 6 miles per hour... really slow when you’re trying to make time. We got to the Couchiching Lock just after 3:00.
Everything was falling into place. There were 5 boats waiting to go through. The boat before us got a bit out of control and whacked the wall pretty good... I can’t say I was too excited about being right behind that guy.
He got out of control on the way out, too, but we gave him plenty of room. He lost some fiberglass when he pulled off at the wall outside the lock. It’s not going to be a fun night on that boat tonight (young couple with two big dogs).
Once on the other side of that lock, we had no time restrictions. We stopped for fuel before getting on Lake Couchiching, then motored on into Orillia. We still have a key to the showers, and the slips are now free... with power and water. We pulled in just before 5:00 and settled in for the evening.
58 miles, 4 locks, and one marine railway.
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