Kingston Mills Upper Locks – 44°17′37″ N 76°26′31″ W

We got up shortly after 8:00am, had a light breakfast & then headed to Kingston for provisions.

Our first stop was Canadian Tire for a variety of small hardware items & a couple of new life jackets. Then off to the LCBO for some liquid beverages & finally to the closest grocery store for food & non-alcoholic beverages. Fortunately for us all 3 stores were situated in the same general area and within sight of each other.

By the time all the shopping was done it was past 1:00pm & we still had to get everything on the boat & then take the car into Kingston to park at a friend’s house while we were away.

There was no parking available close to the boat so we had to drop everything off at a wide spot on the road – as close as we could get to the boat. Once we were unloaded Catherine parked the car while Emily & I set up a relay system to get everything closer to the boat.

(photo above-Emily on a relay walk)
That was a real workout for sure!

Once we had everything on board then we had to figure out where to put it! By the time that was done it was almost 3:00pm & we all needed a rest. It was obvious that we were not going to be able to travel anywhere with the boat today so we took a well-deserved break.

Catherine & I drove the car into Kingston to park it at our friend’s place & Emily stayed with the boat. We took a cab back to the boat & started thinking about supper. We thought it would be a good idea if Emily did the cooking tonight so she whipped up one of her pasta specialties.

By the time supper & the dishes were done (by me) we were all ready for bed. We would get an early start & head for the locks at Jones Falls.

Cheers!

Kingston Mills Upper Locks – 44°17′37″ N 76°26′31″ W

This morning I moved from the lower level docks at Kingston Mills Locks to the upper level locks. Catherine & Emily were driving from London & it would be easier to load the boat with provisions, etc. from this location.

Catherine sent me a text message around 8:00pm & thought they would arrive in Kingston around 10:00. It’s about a 4 1/2 hour drive from London – not including any slowdowns in the Toronto area.

There was a beautiful sunset just before 9:00pm. Too bad Catherine & Emily weren’t there to see it as well but there would be lots more opportunities over the next week while they were with me.

They arrived very close to 10:00. The parking lot for the locks was a couple of hundred meters from the boat dock so we made sure that the car was parked securely & headed to the boat & then off to bed for two very tired commuters. They could explore the lock area in the morning.

We planned to go in to Kingston on Saturday morning for provisions & then decide where we should journey to next.

Cheers!