Love Me Fender

Week 7 Aug. 25-31   Monday We stayed all day in Blind River. The winds are really high today.  We don't mind a down day here and there. We get a lot of chores done.  Ed took the scooter and went looking for a windshield wiper blade.  The marina store and auto parts store didn't have one. He was told to try the junkyard.  He rode several miles to the outskirts of town to find that the yard was closed. He changed the oil and filter. That is a messy ordeal. I scrubbed the flybridge and rinsed off the main deck. I think if we keep up on it, it will not be near as hard or take as long. I also got some embroidery work done. I need to get a craft fix in here and there. We rode into town about a mile away and went to the grocery. It was small but really well stocked. We met several loopers today. I think there's 5 of us here in this marina. Four of us came in yesterday and one today. It's fun to visit and learn how everyone is experiencing the loop. One big boat left to...

  Week 6 Aug. 18-24 Monday This morning is the first time I've heard the loons. We've seen them but not heard them. I like their sound. Our first lock today was another flight. Also it's the first time another boat was coming the opposite direction coming down while we were going up. I should mention we go up at the rate of about 1 inch/ second. It's pretty fast. The locks are usually 17 ft to 20 ft. in height. We had perfect weather. It was supposed to be windy and overcast, but it was high 70s and sunny. We got through lock 21 today. That's 6 locks. Lock 21 is the highest hydraulic lift lock in the world at 65 feet. It uses a hydraulic lift using water pressure from the other side going down, lifting us up, and our boat in a giant tub of water. We went up so fast, probably 9 inches a second. It is a national historic site in Canada. Super fun. We went 54 nautical miles today. Once again the bow thruster cable arced and shorted and almost caused a fire so it came ...