Goodbye Trent Canal & Hello Oswego, NY

We knew that this was going to be a long day and expectations for a successful crew swap were high. Our schedule for the day was to get through 6 locks in the morning and arrive in Trenton by noon latest. It was a very achievable morning as the locks were only 11 km apart in total. We were then going to re-fuel, get a pump out (in layman's terms this is an Empty the Pooper Holding tanks) and then meet up with Jan, Cynthia and Kyle around noon hour.

The last 6 locks were very close together so not much time to relax between locks, however the staff at each lock was so friendly and helpful it made the morning a happy place. The grounds around the dock offices were so nicely kept and even when we got close to Trenton it seemed that we were still in the wilderness, even when we went under Highway 401, which is a very busy roadway.

Highway 401 running over the Trent Canal

We thought we might see more wildlife through the locking system but they seemed to be hiding from our view, although we did see more swans and an Osprey nest, with her baby begging for food. When Mama flew over to her chick she fed it and it chirped with happiness.

As mentioned before, the grounds around the locks was well kept and as a Canadian, it makes you proud to have so many American boaters pass the locks and comment how nice everything is - - and true enough this is one of he finest and safest spots in the world to boat.

Goodbye to the Trent Waterway

In Trenton we stopped at the Trent Marina Gas Dock for the pump out and fuel. Captain Paul ran to the bank and Metro Grocery Store to get Provisions for the rest of the trip in hopes to be back at the boat when Jan, Cynthia and Kyle get into town. It so worked out that Jan was able to stop by the Metro and give Captain a ride back to the boat with the groceries. In the meantime Jan made a quick stop at a Mission Store and bought something but I have no idea what it was nor how much it cost.

One Crew Left for home - Goodbye and thanks to Dave and Austin

One Crew was new and boarded the boat - Hello Jan, Cynthia and Kyle

We swapped crews and Dave and Austin drove back to their home in London. Jan and the others re-organized the boat and off we went to Oswego. Before we all departed we had time for a Big Photo Shoot.

At 2 pm we headed out into the Bay of Quinte and then across the Murray Canal to Lake Ontario. The canal was so long and narrow it seemed like we were boating uphill all the way. We passed a couple sailboats heading towards the Trent and 2 Sea Doo's that looked like they were outfitted as Loopers, but on Personal Watercrafts.

Finally we were Out to See. The water was calm at the beginning and everyone relaxed for the 3 1/2 hour ride to Oswego. Kyle hung out with the Captain while Jan did some crocheting and Cynthia joined us at the helm.

After 1 hour on Lake Ontario the winds picked up and so did the waves. We went from less than 1 foot waves, to 3 to 5 footers pounding into the Port side of the boat (Port is right side) and we had to be careful riding the wild surf as the winds climbed to 30 km per hour. . We battled the water for a few hours and finally arrived in Oswego at 8:30 PM, safe and sound but a bit of dampness on carpets.

This was before it got really rough waters

We grabbed a quick dinner on board, asked a restaurant nearby for a big bag of ice and called it an early night. Tomorrow we face Oswego and Erie Canal potential problems as a result of Hurricane Debby so stay tuned and we will tell you more tomorrow.

Here is our Nebo Log for the day with 8.23 hours duration, 151.1 km travelled and 18.1 km average speed.

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