Another overnight at Upper Level Lock 6 Frankford
44°11’53.8584″N, 77°35’28.3632″W.
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This was our third night at Lock 6 in Frankford. Rain was forecast for most of the day on Thursday so we decided to stay put. It wasn’t long after we got up that our good decision was confirmed.

Mornings are noticeably cooler now and it is still very dark until at least 6:00 am.  The sun was rising around 6:00 am each morning and it was very bright at that time of day when we were at the marina in Midland. I miss watching those early sunrises! Oh well, they will come back again-next July!

6 am sunrise in Midland on July 9

At 10:00 am we walked over to the Old Bank Café in the town centre and brought our raincoats with us – just in case. This little café is a very special place. The coffee and food on the menu are spot on! I wish we had something like it in London.

Click anywhere on the photo to go to their website – photo copied from their website

The owner is from the Czech Republic and she has done a great job renovating the space. It has modern finishes complimented with lots of photos of the building when it was still a bank. The Molsons Bank was founded by the sons of John Molson, the brewer. I’m surprized that they didn’t have “In Beer We Trust” printed on the banknotes.

Molsons Bank Notes from 1922 – Images copied from Coins and Canada website

You can visit the Coins and Canada website by clicking on this link: CoinsandCanada.com

The interior of the cafe is very well done – lots of attention to detail

Old Bank Cafe – Frankford, ON

It was raining by the time we were ready to head back to the boat. Glad we brought our raincoats. We bought a couple of cookies at the café as a treat for the lock staff who had to work outside on this very damp day.

It rained off and on for most of the day. Catherine and I took advantage of the situation and forged on with our blogging – determined to finally catch up to present day. Success arrived later that afternoon. Now we just need to stay on top of it, so we don’t fall behind again.

I really enjoy writing and maintain the blog and Catherine is also getting much more involved this year. It is a great way for us to share our adventures with family and friends. There have been many times when I have wanted to remember something about one of our adventures that happened 1, 5, 10+ years ago and I was able to quickly find it on the blog using the little “search engine” tool that is also posted and available for anyone to use on the website. It occurred to me a couple of weeks ago that I have been blogging since 2010 – so this is my 15^th season of blogging.   I keep a detailed handwritten maintenance log and also a spreadsheet but our only “sailing” log is the blog.

As of today, our knotsnplots website has 33 individual subject pages, over 600 blog entries and more than 3,600 photos! Wow, I sure am glad that this website has an automatic backup system.  I would be devastated if all of this was lost.

The rain fell throughout the day. Catherine spent some time on her most recent needlework project while I helped one of my Afghan students get things sorted with her first year at Fanshawe College. After that I spent more time planning improvements to Belisama’s fuel tank management system.

Belisama’s “bonkers” fuel tank selector system – I get a headache every time I try to figure it out

This is what I have come up with to try and explain to our mechanic how I want the system to function after he renovates it.

Conceptual Layout of Renovated Fuel Tank Selector System – click anywhere on the image to expand it

Early in the evening we got out the Guidebook and planned the next phases of our trip from Frankford to Buckhorn. We are reminded of the adage – if you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans. More on that later…

We watched “The Thursday Murder Club” movie on the laptop and went to bed around 10:00 pm. It rained heavily around midnight and continued into the wee hours. A good soaking for the area – which was badly needed. We also discovered that we no longer had any leaks around the windows and doors – so our focused efforts in regard have been rewarded! Touch wood and fingers crossed that things remain that way.

Cheers!