Trenton was a lovely stop with a fabulous marina, super close vibrant downtown with stores, restaurants and a gazebo a short walk away, and lots of loopers to socialize with and learn from. We got our chart plotter issue resolved, so can now see water depths as we navigate! So glad!! We hope to have the NEBO issues resolved as soon as we can communicate with the Australian tech support during the work week. Sorry to all of those trying to follow us on NEBO.
Saturday morning was a bit trying as the power went out marina wide for several hours, then Gary had to troubleshoot why the boat wouldn’t receive and convert the power once it came back on. Thankful for the guys at Burr, who are always there for us, and him working with them…. There was nothing I could do to help so it was off to the farmers market with the ladies where we found fresh rhubarb and strawberries – I’m feeling a pie coming on! Also found 2 new kinds of butter tarts: plain and SKOR. SKOR is a type of candy we’d call a heath bar. Gary gave both a thumbs up! Also found a fresh basil plant and homemade sourdough bread (Gary’s fave)!
The afternoon was a bike ride (about 2.5 miles, uphill most of the way on the way there) to the National Air Force Museum of Canada. It was an interesting afternoon centered around the story of a Canadian Air Force Halifax plane, after dropping supplies to the Norwegian resistance, shot down by the Germans and had to ditch in a lake in Norway (1945). That was only 2 weeks before Germany’s surrender. Sadly, only one of the five on board survived the ditching of the plane because the life raft inflated upside down and they couldn’t climb in. A Norwegian boy found the plane, but it sat under 750 feet of water for 50 years. In 1995, Canada funded the raising and return of the plane to Ontario where it was lovingly restored by hundreds of volunteers. Very cool to see and hear the testimony of the sole survivor.
Dinner was “bring what you are going to grill” up to the grilling and picnic table area where we all assembled and ate together! A fun time was had by all. So fun to hang out with loopers at such different levels of completion of their looper journey.
We enjoyed the strawberry rhubarb pie and vanilla ice cream with Jeff and Pam before retiring for the night and getting a good nights sleep before heading off into the locks of the Trent Severn!
Onto the locks!!
Nancy Hebel
Just awestruck.