{"id":14724,"date":"2025-09-20T07:53:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T11:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=14724"},"modified":"2025-09-20T07:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T11:53:26","slug":"sunday-september-14-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=14724","title":{"rendered":"Sunday, September 14, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Buckhorn Yacht Harbour<br \/>\n44\u00b032&#8217;43.9224&#8243;N, 78\u00b021&#8217;3.5568&#8243;W<br \/>\nWhat3words: \/\/\/butter.flail.loiter<\/p>\n<p>We left Burleigh Falls around 10:00am. The next lock was Lovesick Lake, which is a beautiful spot, very isolated with no road access. Staff for this lock have to drive a boat over from Burleigh Falls Lock in the morning and return at night. We made a note that this is another place that would be lovely to stay at next year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14726\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Burleigh-Lovesick-Buckhorn-Area-Perspective-Locations.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14726\" data-attachment-id=\"14726\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=14726\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Burleigh-Lovesick-Buckhorn-Area-Perspective-Locations.jpg?fit=1920%2C931&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,931\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Burleigh-Lovesick-Buckhorn Area Perspective Locations\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Burleigh-Lovesick-Buckhorn-Area-Perspective-Locations.jpg?fit=625%2C303&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-14726 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Burleigh-Lovesick-Buckhorn-Area-Perspective-Locations.jpg?resize=625%2C303&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Burleigh-Lovesick-Buckhorn-Area-Perspective-Locations.jpg?resize=1024%2C497&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Burleigh-Lovesick-Buckhorn-Area-Perspective-Locations.jpg?resize=300%2C145&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Burleigh-Lovesick-Buckhorn-Area-Perspective-Locations.jpg?resize=150%2C73&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Burleigh-Lovesick-Buckhorn-Area-Perspective-Locations.jpg?resize=768%2C372&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Burleigh-Lovesick-Buckhorn-Area-Perspective-Locations.jpg?resize=1536%2C745&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Burleigh-Lovesick-Buckhorn-Area-Perspective-Locations.jpg?resize=624%2C303&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Burleigh-Lovesick-Buckhorn-Area-Perspective-Locations.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Burleigh-Lovesick-Buckhorn-Area-Perspective-Locations.jpg?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Area Perspective &#8211; Burleigh Falls, Lovesick Lake, Buckhorn Yacht Harbour Marina &#8211; Click anywhere on the image to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The passage from Lovesick Lake to Buckhorn is tricky in places so watching the navigational markers was critical. The water is very shallow on each side of these little islands with lots of rocks just below the surface! We kept reminding each other \u2013 red right return!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14730\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14730\" data-attachment-id=\"14730\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=14730\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Lovesick-Lake-Narrow-Passage-Arrows.jpg?fit=2000%2C924&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,924\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sept 14 &amp;#8211; Lovesick Lake Narrow Passage Arrows\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Lovesick-Lake-Narrow-Passage-Arrows.jpg?fit=625%2C289&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-14730 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Lovesick-Lake-Narrow-Passage-Arrows.jpg?resize=625%2C289&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Lovesick-Lake-Narrow-Passage-Arrows.jpg?resize=1024%2C473&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Lovesick-Lake-Narrow-Passage-Arrows.jpg?resize=300%2C139&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Lovesick-Lake-Narrow-Passage-Arrows.jpg?resize=150%2C69&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Lovesick-Lake-Narrow-Passage-Arrows.jpg?resize=768%2C355&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Lovesick-Lake-Narrow-Passage-Arrows.jpg?resize=1536%2C710&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Lovesick-Lake-Narrow-Passage-Arrows.jpg?resize=624%2C288&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Lovesick-Lake-Narrow-Passage-Arrows.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Lovesick-Lake-Narrow-Passage-Arrows.jpg?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Lovesick-Lake-Narrow-Passage-Arrows.jpg?w=1875&amp;ssl=1 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red right return, red right return!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t busy at Buckhorn Lock 31, so we were able to motor right in. Our last lock of the season was easy and anti-climactic! It was only a short jaunt from the lock to the Buckhorn Yacht Harbour marina, where we arrived at 12:20 pm. We tied up on the wall behind a beautifully restored Chris Craft. This boat looked like it just came out of the show room! Hopefully Belisama will look this good someday soon. Right now I tell people that Belisama is a &#8220;100 footer&#8221; &#8211; meaning that if you are standing 100 feet away she looks really good!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14728\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14728\" data-attachment-id=\"14728\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=14728\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Restored-Chris-Craft.jpg?fit=2000%2C924&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,924\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sept 14 &amp;#8211; Restored Chris Craft\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Restored-Chris-Craft.jpg?fit=625%2C289&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-14728 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Restored-Chris-Craft.jpg?resize=625%2C289&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Restored-Chris-Craft.jpg?resize=1024%2C473&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Restored-Chris-Craft.jpg?resize=300%2C139&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Restored-Chris-Craft.jpg?resize=150%2C69&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Restored-Chris-Craft.jpg?resize=768%2C355&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Restored-Chris-Craft.jpg?resize=1536%2C710&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Restored-Chris-Craft.jpg?resize=624%2C288&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Restored-Chris-Craft.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Restored-Chris-Craft.jpg?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sept-14-Restored-Chris-Craft.jpg?w=1875&amp;ssl=1 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Restored Chris Craft at Buckhorn Yacht Harbour<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I met with Peter in the afternoon to discuss haul out, winterization and projects for improving Belisama. Cath began organizing and packing for the trip home. We had a \u201cclean out the fridge\u201d supper over which we reminisced about the summer, with mixed feelings about leaving.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow we begin to unload Belisama for the winter.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buckhorn Yacht Harbour 44\u00b032&#8217;43.9224&#8243;N, 78\u00b021&#8217;3.5568&#8243;W What3words: \/\/\/butter.flail.loiter We left Burleigh Falls around 10:00am. The next lock was Lovesick Lake, which is a beautiful spot, very isolated with no road access. Staff for this lock have to drive a boat over from Burleigh Falls Lock in the morning and return at night. We made a note [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2025-cruise-trent-severn-waterway"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8ppZJ-3Pu","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14724"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14732,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14724\/revisions\/14732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}