The remainder of our trip went well.
The highlight and one of my bucket list items was to do The Big Chute. What is The Big Chute you may ask? Here is a brief description from Wikipedia “Big Chute Marine Railway is a patent slip at lock 44 of the Trent-Severn Waterway in Ontario, Canada. It works on an inclined plane to carry boats in individual
cradles over a change of height of about 60 feet (18 m). It is the only marine
railway (or canal inclined plane) of its kind in North America still in use, and is overseen
by federally operated Parks Canada."
Here is a link for the complete history and story behind this marvel.
Below are some pictures of the remainder of
the trip and finally some trip statistics.
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| Our route from Ottawa to Kingston |
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| From Kingston we crossed a small portion of Lake Ontario and entered the port at Trenton to pick up the Trent/Sevren |
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| The Port of Orillia was having Christmas in June! |
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| Many of the lock attendants like to put plantings around the locks. |
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| This is the Big Chute crib that our boat was in and traveled the distance. The entire ride was only about five minutes. |
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| The rails heading down back into the water. |
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| Here we are coming out of the water |
Below is a video of us in the crib.
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| You do feel a bit unnerved as you descend. |
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| Here is a side shot of the crib as it descends back into the water. |
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| Our last stop before retrieving the boats onto the trailers. We entered into Georgian Bay and stayed the night at Beaudoleil Island, which is one of the many facilities throughout the Canadian Park System. |
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| Always lots to drink when cruising. |
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| Always lots to eat while cruising also. |
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All ready to tow home, go on a diet and get ready for another adventure. Stay tuned!....
Trip Statistics
Miles: nautical 428
Hours: 52
Average speed 8.23 KTS
Fuel used: 131 gallons
Consumption: 3.26 nmpg or 3.75 mpg
Locks - 90
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