Campbellford, ON, CN
Two nights in Campbellford. It is a cute little town and was fun. We stayed on the town wall on a small park and we chatted with several local residents who come down every day to walk their dogs, look at different boats and talk to the Loopers. Across the bridge was a giant “Toonie,” the Canadian two dollar piece designed by a Campbellford artist, Brent Townsend. There was a concert in that park so the town had a party vibe.
As we cruised from Lock 7, the scenery was nice but one highlight was watching a small floatplane taxi out onto the water in front of us, turn around and take off. Unfortunately, we were too far to get good video of the takeoff, but you get the idea. Locking was pretty standard until we got to the flight locks, 11 and 12, which are on the edge of town. These locks are in tandem and were very imposing. As you enter the first lock, the gates of the second lock are in front of you and they’re VERY tall. The locks lifts the boats up, the gates open and all of the sudden you’re entering the next lock on the other side of the gates.
When we arrived in Campbellford, our friends Ron and Audrey, who have a DeFever 44 very similar to ours, helped us dock and later we enjoyed cocktails and dinner with them. It was good to get to know them better and we’ll probably see them again further up the waterway.
Today we jumped on our bikes and went to the Ranney Gorge suspension bridge which is a very popular attraction. This bridge is about 30 feet above the river but, when you’re on the bridge, it feels and looks like a 100 feet. The walkway is a grate and you can look through it to the water below. It doesn’t help that you can feel it swaying while people are walking on it. Will may be a pilot but doesn’t like heights and all Ann did was rub it in and laugh.
Go here to find the Nebo summary and track for the day.
