Fenelon Galls to Rosedale, Ontario

We left Babcaygeon (Lock 32) on Sunday morning (8 July) at 10:25 a.m. It was windy and thunderstorms were predicted, but we had only a little rain as we crossed Sturgeon Lake. The scenery, once again, was beautiful, and the trip rather short compared to other days. We traveled only 18 miles today and arrived in Fenelon Falls, Lock 34, with XPLORER and SEAQUEL, around 12:30.

As we locked through to the top, there was a very large crowd watching. (This picture does not capture the crowd.) We thought we had an audience at Bobcaygeon, but this crowd was unbelievable. We locked through with four other boats. Fortunately, the winds were calm and we had a good lock through.

We tied to the lock wall, which is right in town, so we did not have far to go to find a grocery store, Tim Horton’s, (a cross between Starbucks and Krispy Kreme), a Laundromat, restaurants, hardware store, banks, library, and many other stores.

While in Fenelon Falls, we ate at the Dockside Grille and Captain’s Table at the recommendation of locals, and the food was good at both restaurants. We walked around town on Sunday afternoon, as we have done in all towns that we have visited, to see what it had to offer. Fenelon Falls was a busy town to include a lot of boat traffic on Sunday.

From Fenelon Falls we made our way all of four miles to Rosedale (Lock 35). The lock, and the lock wall in Rosedale, is a few miles from the town, so we were tied to the wall in a park-like setting that was absolutely beautiful. There was not much around but a well landscaped lock and adjoining park, and a few other boats, so, we once again took the opportunity to nap, eat, clean the boat a little, and just take it easy. We had dinner again on a picnic table next to our boat with Mike and Cathy, talked for a while, and then called it a night.

Tomorrow morning we will make our way to Kirkfield, Ontario, where the next lock is a Lift Lock, identical to the one in Peterborough. Another great adventure awaits us. Stay tuned….