Boat Trip 2014 - Aug 22

Well, it's happened, we've just completed our last day on the water for the summer, except possibly for some day trips.  It's kind of sad, but also nice to get home to our nice big house - well, it seems big, compared to the boat!  We left Peterborough Marina, after breakfast at Tim Horton's, through lock 19, and down the Otonabee River to Rice Lake - about an hour.

The OPP are still searching today for the drowning victim, but this time there are divers involved. Sure hope they were successful.

A cool sculpture Megan and I found near the marina, but this time, she didn't pose for me.

We had fun watching some ducks eating crab apples, until one of them nearly choked to death, toppling over on its side.  Megan tried to help, but the duck got up and carried on.

I was VERY tempted to pick a big bagful of these crab apples to bring home and make apple jelly.  We used to have a crab tree at our house in the country, with slightly bigger apples, and I made jelly every year.  I miss it.

Just so colourful!

Megan spied this heron on the way down the river.

O-o-o-o, I love turtles!

Megan rode the bow (on a cushion) all the way from Lock 19 to Harris Boat Works in Rice Lake.  She loved it!

Megan and I went for a nice long walk down at the Cobourg Waterfront tonight - until we got rained out.  Saw some butterflies.....

.....and lots of bees!