Overnight at Upper Brewers Lock

44°24′48″ N 76°18′46″ W

Our next destination was Upper Brewer’s Lock. We heard there might be cold beer there.

Lot’s of mooring space at the dock but no brewery in sight! I guess I must have imagined the craft brewery there serving up free cold brews. Oh well, we still had some cold ones in the fridge.

Shortly after we arrived at Upper Brewers the available mooring spaces filled up in a hurry! The Kawartha Voyager cruise boat was our neighbor for the night.

We had lots of fun chatting with the crew & the guests. I talked a bit with the Captain. He said they were having a very good season. All trips on the Rideau & the Trent-Severn were sold out last year & this year too. It’s obvious that he & his crew take great care of all of their guests. Several of them commented that they were having a wonderful time.

Our flybridge seating area was on the same level as the KV’s dining room deck. I asked the chef what was for dinner tonight & she replied “roast beef”.

I told her that we were available for the first seating but she didn’t take me up on the offer. No surprise there as I was dressed in my favorite oil stained shorts, my paint stained t-shirt & my raggy Bulleit Bourbon baseball cap. Plus I hadn’t had a shower fo several days. I don’t think their cruise guests would appreciate sharing their space.

Oh well, Glenn & I made the best of it. I put him to work on the BBQ. We had Spam “steaks” sautéed in extra virgin olive oil, sea salt & peppercorns along with BBQ’d red peppers & boiled baby potatoes with real butter – all washed down with authentic French red wine!

This was certainly Michelin level cuisine (or more likely the last of the provisions in a Northern Michigan hunting camp). No dress code on this ship’s dining room.

Poor Glenn – he’s such a good sport!

Bon Appetite!