Well, we are back from our Trent-Severn trip, an absolute adventure. I went faster than I thought, two weeks. Thanks to all of you for your advice. Towing the boat across the border was no hassle, I pulled up to the border inspection area and a young lady in uniform came up and asked if this was my truck, my trailer and my boat and if I had any firearms and alcohol, I answered truthfully and she gave me the go-ahead. I then asked where I should check the boat in like I do when crossing the lake by boat and was told that I just did that.
We launched the boat at the Bay Marina just a few miles from Trenton and left the truck and trailer there. I had to unhitch the trailer because it was too long when left hitched.
The trip was romantic and extremely beautiful weather and landscape wise. On Wednesday in Campbellford there was a concert in the park where we were tied up and I was invited up on the stage to do a couple of songs with them, what fun, especially since I don't sing too well.
The lift locks and the Big Chute were exciting, Orillia was a great place also. We stayed in Severn Boat Basin while I took the bus back to Trenton, an all-day affair only to find out my trailer missing. It turned out that they lent it to someone to take a boat home that didn't have a trailer of their own. I found this out after I had paid them ten bucks a day, I had to stay overnight in a motel at a cost of $106 and got my trailer back the next day and no compensation from them at all. They said, sorry, it was a mistake.
It took three hours to get back to my boat, loaded it up the next day and headed home only to have one of my 20-year-old tires lose a thread. Luckily it was on the right side and I had a spare (the trailer has all new tires on it now).
Crossing the border back to the US was a no brainer except I went into the truck lane thinking it would be faster and had to pay five bucks because that was inspection lane, it would have been free in the car lanes.
Here are a few pictures:
We launched the boat at the Bay Marina just a few miles from Trenton and left the truck and trailer there. I had to unhitch the trailer because it was too long when left hitched.
The trip was romantic and extremely beautiful weather and landscape wise. On Wednesday in Campbellford there was a concert in the park where we were tied up and I was invited up on the stage to do a couple of songs with them, what fun, especially since I don't sing too well.
The lift locks and the Big Chute were exciting, Orillia was a great place also. We stayed in Severn Boat Basin while I took the bus back to Trenton, an all-day affair only to find out my trailer missing. It turned out that they lent it to someone to take a boat home that didn't have a trailer of their own. I found this out after I had paid them ten bucks a day, I had to stay overnight in a motel at a cost of $106 and got my trailer back the next day and no compensation from them at all. They said, sorry, it was a mistake.
It took three hours to get back to my boat, loaded it up the next day and headed home only to have one of my 20-year-old tires lose a thread. Luckily it was on the right side and I had a spare (the trailer has all new tires on it now).
Crossing the border back to the US was a no brainer except I went into the truck lane thinking it would be faster and had to pay five bucks because that was inspection lane, it would have been free in the car lanes.
Here are a few pictures: