{"id":7409,"date":"2018-08-20T23:37:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T03:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=7409"},"modified":"2018-12-19T15:57:31","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T20:57:31","slug":"august-18-smiths-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=7409","title":{"rendered":"August 18 – Smiths Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 18 – Smiths Falls
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Today was a layover day in Smiths Falls. We were going to take advantage of having a car & do some touring around the area as Ed has to leave for home tomorrow (Sunday).<\/p>\n

Before we went for a drive I wanted to move Santosha a few feet to a different mooring spot. I also wanted to check the engine because I had to add a liter of coolant to the engine the day before & that was not a good sign – there must be a small leak forming somewhere. Hopefully just a loose hose clamp somewhere.<\/p>\n

When I crawled down inside the engine compartment my worst fears were realized. The bilge underneath the engine was full of engine coolant. There was a major leak somewhere! A quick look around the engine with a flashlight revealed the source of the problem. One of the hoses leading from the engine to the hot water tank was laying against an engine motor mount & the constant vibration of the engine had worn a hole through the hose.<\/p>\n

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The hole must have started to leak a couple of days before & then finally broke through yesterday while we were en route to Smiths Falls. It\u2019s a miracle that the engine didn\u2019t overheat during the last segment of our trip!<\/p>\n

Thankfully the hole in the hose was in a spot that was easy to access. We drove over to a nearby Canadian Tire store & picked up some supplies to make a repair. The repair only took a few minutes but the cleanup job in the bilge took a couple of hours hours!<\/p>\n

After that job was done we went over to the marina building for a shower & headed out on our road trip adventure.<\/p>\n

I took Ed to the locks at Jones Falls. It took us about 45 minutes by car. The same journey on Santosha will take me almost 2 days!<\/p>\n

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Photo below: the dam at Jones Falls. Amazing construction in the 1830s & still in service today!<\/p>\n

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After exploring the locks & the Hotel Kenny we returned to Smiths Falls. A crowd was gathering in the park beside where we were docked & a rock band was setting up their instruments. We were docked beside Smiths Falls\u2019 first annual gay pride celebrations!<\/p>\n

Thankfully the band was pretty good because in our location we had no choice except to listen to it – unless we were willing to leave the boat & go somewhere else until it was all over.<\/p>\n

The hosts of the event announced that there was lots of cake left at the refreshment stand so Ed & I wandered over to check out the band & have some dessert!<\/p>\n

Most of the people around the band stage & the refreshment stand were under 20 so Ed & I stuck out like a couple of sore thumbs but it was an \u201copen to all\u201d event, so why not, eh!<\/p>\n

The cake was so good that we went back for seconds. Besides, the first pieces were pretty small.<\/p>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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