DAY 7 - PRESCOTT ONTARIO

When describing Simple Pleasures, I forgot to mention that I have a long-time mantra pictured below. Thank you to Miles & Kathy West (Miles Aweigh) for the sign. Perfect! If any of you are thinking ‘Well, Pam stayed on board’, it was a fluke!

So we locked up our cupboards and refrigerator, put anything away that might move and then …. Simple Pleasures – with ‘Nine-Knot-Ted’  and his First Mate - was out of the gate … or slip. Ted wants it known that he did 10 knots today!!!

We even lock the refrigerator in case of rough waters

And we're off ....

The day was cloudy – my favorite cruise weather. Quiet,no sun on the bridge and lunch along the way. Mary Anne & Jim (Oh My!) contacted us and gave much appreciated tips as they made the trip to Ottawa years ago.

Underway

Chart Plotter

Peaceful clouds

Passing Singer Castle

Passing Brockville

Once we neared Prescott Ontario – our first stop – we questioned whether to go further. It was early afternoon, no ships in sight and no ships going into the first lock past Prescott per the Shipwatchers website. And tomorrow is a prediction of rain. But we were not sure where we could dock once through the lock (marina beyond the lock did not answer their phone or return Ted’s message until too late) so we decided to stay here.

Prescott Port from our starboard side

Aft view - Harbor entrance

We hooked up power and water and Ted retied the lines and retied the lines and retied the lines (he’s a ‘retier’) , then went for a walk into Prescott – sweet river town. Wish we had an Uncle Bill Kimbell in every port. He loaned us a car for 3 days in New Smyrna when we were on the ‘Big Trip’. Oh, what a gift!

Well, this is different!

We were in Prescott some years ago with Miles Aweigh, Idle Time and Private Stock so things were a little familiar. There is a small Shakespearian Park here at the marina and we walked along the ‘river walk’.

Shakespearian Park on the River

Beautiful River Walk - a ship even accommodated us for the picture but only saw one other ship all day

Ate on board with Chef Ted grilling. I steamed the broccoli … exhausting!

The Chef

 Yesterday was my birthday and I appreciate the greetings – but here is a warning to those people who are thinking of getting ‘attached’. If I was 80, FINE! And I don’t mind if I say I am 80 or 81 (people tell you how great you look and some even buy you a cocktail) BUT when my husband wishes me a happy 80^th (and I'm not), I object!

Don’t know if we’ll go forward tomorrow as hard rain is predicted and commercial locks are ahead. The plan is we have no plan and the schedule is we have no schedule. Boating is a ‘fluid’ lifestyle – HA, made that up! We battened down the hatches for the rain. LOVE a good storm!