The scenery was a combination of wooded banks and cottage colonies, some quite modest and others that were newer and larger.
We followed it all the way to Peterborough, our destination for the day. Peterborough is a good sized city of 81,000. We were lucky to get a slip in the marina as they were almost full. On Wednesday and Friday nights they have a free concert in the park adjacent to the marina.
We arrived at this very comfortable marina at about 1:30. We had a dice dockage with our aft deck facing away from the action on the docks and no boat across from us. It was a big marina that really caters to loopers. That afternoon, we just relaxed on board, no boat chores, laundry or cleaning. Even Jonny took it easy and nursed his hurt knee. That evening we had burgers on the grill and zucchini from the farmer’s market and didn’t even go into town. Very unusual for us!
The following morning Jonny walked into town for some boat supplies and the all essential, beer. When he returned, we both went back into town to explore this good sized town with all the amenities.
We found another great farmer’s market where we loaded up on local cheeses, fruits, and vegetables including some very colorful mushrooms.
We had lunch in a New Orleans themed restaurant where the portions were so huge that we ate Lynn’s and brought Jonny’s home to eat later.
Returning to Zendo, Lynn resumed her online shopping for her sister Lisa’s birthday present and Jonny went for a bike ride to check out the unique lift lock at the next lock. We had a light salad and corn on the cob from the farmer’s market for dinner.
By 8 p.m. the band was starting to play at the park next door. We walked over to check them out and we were somewhat surprised to see a fairly large crowd. The opening act was just OK but the headliners, Dwayne Gretzky (!?), was really quite good! They played mostly cover songs from our era so we happily sang along and danced the whole night. The band was big enough to have a sax player in addition to all the standard instruments and two talented female singers who had all the dance moves down pat! It was a lot of fun and we stayed until the end of the show.
When we got back to Zendo, our dock mates, Sergio and Diane came over, as promised, to share their experience boating in the Georgian Bay. They were heading back home to Montreal and they reviewed charts and the places they stayed including pristine anchorages with us. They were very enthusiastic about their time there and we’ve been looking forward to it as the highlight of this trip.
But before they started their review, they told us that they had seen Georgio walking on the dock while we were at the concert! They knew he shouldn’t be off the boat so they watched to see what he would do and were ready to grab him and put him back. Luckily, he strolled back onto the boat. We had taken a chance and left him on the aft deck while we were out thinking that the boat was high enough off the dock that he wouldn’t roam. Well, we were wrong so we won’t be leaving him on the aft deck when we’re away any more. He is an indoor kitty and his front paws are declawed so it’s really not too safe for him to be out and about especially in strange places.
By the time the events of the evening were over, it was midnight - well past our bedtime these days - and we went right to bed and fell fast asleep.
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