Second Wind on the Great Loop and Beyond: Trent-Severn Waterway From Peterborough Lock 21 (Lift Lock) to Young’s Point, Lock 27

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Trent-Severn Waterway From Peterborough Lock 21 (Lift Lock) to Young’s Point, Lock 27

Tuesday, July 17. Three big Looper boats, Sea Quest (43-foot Carver) Crazy Eights (42-Jefferson) and Second Wind (our 34-foot PDQ catamaran) crammed into the lower Peterborough Lift Lock chamber with inches to spare. All I can say is that the experience was thrilling and a bit scary, but we had fun! Pictures can’t do it justice, but notice the size of the person on the ground and imagine hanging out with two other boats in a tub of water 65 feet above. After that, we traveled together through a succession of locks and eventually entered the Kawartha Lakes area, once known to Indians as “happy lands and bright waters.” The terrain is now very rocky, and the homes and cottages are charming. At the recommendation of one of the lock masters, we stopped for the evening at Young’s Point Lock, a tourist community with the Lockside Trading Company right beside the lock. All three boats tied off to the wall. Dinner was at Granny’s, a local restaurant – not the best culinary experience of the trip. The special of the day was “Open Faced Hamburger Patty” with fresh fried potatoes. Need I say more?

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Name: Second Wind

Location: Huntsville, Alabama

"Second Wind" is the name of our 34-foot PDQ power catamaran. Since we bought it in 2006, Bob and I have found "Second Wind" to be a comfortable, innovative, well-thought-out boat – perfect for carrying us on our Great Loop adventure and beyond. Cruising America’s Great Loop meant traveling the entire eastern portion of the United States and Canada on a continuous route of inland rivers, the Intercoastal Waterway, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Great Lakes. The 6,000-plus mile trip usually requires from six months to several years to complete. It took us nearly a year. When we eventually “crossed our wake” on the Tennessee River, we had experienced the thrills of crossing large, open waterways like the Gulf of Mexico, the Chesapeake Bay, New York Harbor, and Lake Michigan; narrow, winding rivers; and a varied system of locks and canals. We had seen amazing cities and towns from a unique waterfront perspective, and we had relished the solace of quiet anchorages, miles from civilization. After our Great Loop adventure was completed in 2007, we have continued our cruising adventures. This journal is our way of sharing the fun.

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Sunday, July 22, 2007

Trent-Severn Waterway From Peterborough Lock 21 (Lift Lock) to Young’s Point, Lock 27

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