Russell Carlisle

After two night’s sleeping on the wall beside Lock #20 it was time to move out and face the challenge and excitement of the Peterborough Lift Lock. It was only a few hundred yards away and beckoned to us. But before we get there I need to catch up to this point which will only […]

We awoke on the wall at Hastings and I walked to the bakery for some fresh baked goods. A blueberry muffin for breakfast, some spice cake for tonight’s dessert and some butter tarts( a Canadian thing) for tasting another day. After breakfast we walked to the grocery to purchase some canned diet ice tea called President’s

On Monday morning we prepared to leave at a leisurely pace as we filled water tanks and chatted between boats. We needed some fuel, having last filled up at Ess Kay Marina in Brewerton, NY. We had traveled to Oswego, across Lake Ontario to Trenton and to Campbellford. So we pulled over to a filling station.

On Sunday morning the fleet was ready to move out and begin the Trent-Severn adventure. We would travel in pairs since these small locks could only accommodate two boats this size per lock through. Seabatical would be our partner. We would be limited in most places to a maximum speed of 6.6 mph and it

We have some catching up to do. On 7/7/12 we set out at 0500 with “Saltie with lime” to cross the widest part of Lake Ontario. A 70 mile stretch with no place to run and hide if trouble strikes and strike it did. All weather reports were perfect for seas less than one foot

Just a quick note to let our readers know we survived and cleared Canadian Customs around 1430 today. The trip across began at 0500 and was predicted to be fairly easy but no-one bothered to notify Lake Ontario of this. Four hours into the ride the USCG declared a small craft advisory for the entire

…from the USA for awhile.     Yes friends we have made it to Oswego and the northern border to the USA. To be precise the border is somewhere out in the middle of Lake Ontario but as far as US land goes we have just about run out. Let us backtrack just a bit

Well friends, we have covered some ground yesterday and due to an early Fourth of July Party and fireworks display there was no time to blog. So now I will try to catch you up. We left Herkimer at 0715 and had a near perfect day. We ended up after four locks and a ride

We deserved a break today and got one. There was still wind but nothing like the day before. We traversed six more locks and could have done more but were lured to stop by the promise of a Walmart six blocks from the dock. So tonight finds us at Herkimer Terminal Wall. More on this

This morning dawned early as I misread my watch and thought it was nearly 0800 and that we were behind schedule. After we were up I realized it was only 0600 and I had lost an hour’s sleep. This does not seem to bother Jan but it kills me.