Overnight at Peterborough Lock 19 “Scott’s Mills” – Lower Side
44°17’17.3400″N, 78°18’31.4496″W
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We got up early had a light breakfast and worked some more on the blog. Around 10:00 am we walked over to the Canoe Museum Café for specialty coffee and some bakery treats. We lingered there for almost 2 hours while some local showers passed through and then headed back to the boat.

Modified Google Map Showing Area Perspective

I called ahead to the Lockmaster at Lock 19 “Scott’s Mills” to confirm that it was OK for us to stay overnight on the lower side. He said no problem and he was ready for us anytime Shortly after 12:00 noon we moved Belisama about 2 km from Lock 20 to Lock 19. The wind was blowing stiffly, and it was tricky leaving the mooring wall. We waited for boat lock traffic to clear and then got away from the wall without too much difficulty.

Lots of historical photos for Lock 19 on office wall – click anywhere on the photo to enlarge to get a better look.

It was a very slow day at the lock so the staff had time to chat about their work there and the history of this particular lock.

We wanted to stay overnight on the lower side of Lock 19 so we could get an early start in the morning before the locks open at 9:00 am. We will travel about 30 km down the Otonabee River to Harris Boat Works, a small marina on Rice Lake at Gores Landing. We will stay for the night. The trip down the Otonabee will take approximately 3 hours.

Catherine burning the midnight oil (actually 8:30pm oil) to help keep up with the blog

Cheers!