{"id":9005,"date":"2019-08-05T08:09:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T12:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=9005"},"modified":"2019-08-05T08:22:22","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T12:22:22","slug":"august-4-upper-brewers-to-jones-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=9005","title":{"rendered":"August 4 – Upper Brewers to Jones Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overnight at Jones Falls<\/p>\n

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I was up at 5:30am this morning & made a hearty breakfast of bacon & eggs. Santosha was tied up close to shore on a long finger dock so all of the other boaters on the dock had to walk past my galley window on their way to the washrooms. As a result I was greeted with lots of smiles & friendly comments.<\/p>\n

Jones Falls was almost 28 kilometers away so I wanted to get an early start. I pulled away from the dock shortly after 7:00 & was treated to a cool morning with no rain in the forecast. It was really refreshing after all the past heat & humidity. There were lots of fishermen out along the way trying their luck.<\/p>\n

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I was making good progress until I got to Brass Point shortly after 8:00. There were already a few boats hanging around the swing bridge across the channel & it took me a few minutes to realize that we were all way too early because the bridge didn\u2019t start opening for boating traffic until 9:00 – in about 45 minutes. Oh well, that\u2019s more time for another cup of coffee & a snack!<\/p>\n

Just before boaters arrive at Jones Falls they are treated to a bit of a \u201cfolly\u201d. An enterprising cottager went to a great deal of effort to position a small sailboat on the edge of a small cliff & then he put the sails up! It\u2019s quite a sight. I will try to get a better picture the next time I go past.<\/p>\n

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I arrived at the lower lock at Jones Falls around 11:00. There were already about 10 boats in the queue to go up & there are 4 consecutive locks here so I was probably going to have to wait almost 2 hours for my turn. Oh well, time for more coffee & lunch!<\/p>\n

Finally, around 1:30 it was my turn to go up the locks.<\/p>\n

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At last I reached the top lock & managed to tie up for the night at my favorite spot. Time to celebrate with a tall Margarita! Here\u2019s the recipe:<\/p>\n

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Be careful – you will often find that one of these quickly leads to another! And be sure you use Sanpellegrino Grapefruit drink. It makes all the difference! Many thanks to Brent & Rachel Temmer for sharing this treat with me.<\/p>\n

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

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