GLORY DAYS ON THE GREAT LOOP: BOBCAGEON ONT. TO FENELON FALLS ONT.

DAY 40 WED JULY 13, 2011
AT BOBCAGEON
DAY 41 THURS July 14, 2011
EARLY AM COOL EARLY PM VERY WARM L63 H86
DEP BOBCAGEON 08:10, ARR FENELON FALLS LOCK #32 11:00AM
D 13.8SM /750.1

Last night when the wind died down we turned the GLORY DAYS around to face the right direction for leaving. A passerby stopped to help who is a fellow boater and is the Director of Nuclear Waste Mgm’t. for Ontario Power. Needless to say a conversation about US nuclear energy pursued.
The trip to Fenelon Falls (FF) was as beautiful as the rest. Sunny skies, sparkling lakes, pretty cottages, etc. and of course the ubiquitous lock. The “wall” we had to tie up to turned out to be brand new, this year. We had water and electric ($24) and were in the middle of town. Since we were early, and it was Wed., the first order of business was laundry. We lugged the laundry to the Laundromat, started the washers and headed to Kawartha Coffee for wifi. Well, this was the nicest coffee shop I have ever seen. Tables, couches, overstuffed arm chairs, and lots of people. Not a hectic place, but a place where the locals meet in the am for coffee and conversation. The butter tarts (my first) were outstanding. Anyway, I spend about 3 hours there posting blogs while Pat dries and folds. She has a conversation with a vacationing local and they offer her a ride back to the boat in return for a tour. Later we go for a walk to visit the museum, which is a pretty good one, and then to view the falls. Here we witness the epitome of frustration. There is a young lad of about 15 trying to untangle the bird’s nest on his reel. When I ask what he is fishing for he points to a Muskie swimming back and forth in front of him about 10 yards out.

After a mediocre dinner at the Lake House Rest., I walk to lakeshore to photograph the sunset. Not much of a sunset, but I spot a fisherman pulling a boat at the launch ramp, and figure that’s always good for some entertainment, so I walk over just as he pulls the enormous fish off the boat. Turns out to be a Muskie of about 20 lbs. He said it was his first one so he was happy. We were happy, and tired so we turned in at 10PM which is an hour later than usual, but it was still light out.