Overnight at Newboro

44°38′45″ N 76°19′16″ W

Tuesday was a pretty quiet day – except for the lightning strike… ⛈🙀… more on that in a minute.

Monday afternoon after Wayne & Jaden headed back to Ottawa I had some boaters join me on the dock at Jones Falls. Kent, Vicky & their dog Aspen are from the Perth area (photo below) & are traveling to Kingston & the St. Lawrence River on their pontoon boat. They have it neatly set up for both day travel & overnight stays.

Later in the evening we got together for a nightcap & a gam session, trading stories of our boating adventures over some Margaritas. I really enjoy meeting people on the water. Almost everyone is relaxed, friendly & focused on having a good time. Kent, Vicky & Aspen certainly fit into that category.

This morning I resumed my journey north. I was tempted to stop for a while in California but I didn’t have my passport with me so I continued on my way to Newboro lock, arriving there at noon.

I was a bit hungry & there was a storm in the forecast for the afternoon so I decided that this would the place to stop for the night. That turned out to be a good decision.

The sun was shining until about 2:00 & then it started to rain. Then the wind came up strong along with thunder & lightning. I was sitting inside Santosha watching the storm when all of a sudden there was a massive bang & a “fireworks” display started coming from the transformer on a hydro pole about 50 feet away from where I was tied up. Needless to say, that generated quite a bit of excitement on the dock!

Thankfully the storm didn’t last very much longer & a couple of hours later a utility crew arrived to repair the transformer.

More rain & thunderstorms are forecast for Wednesday so I think I’ll stay put for another day. Hopefully lightning won’t strike twice in the same place.

Cheers!