Cruising with Ralph and Gail Big Chute & Waterfall (Day 90-92)
What a special treat it was to cruise with these two dear friends. Ralph and his family are largely responsible for getting Mike into boating and he was Mike’s best man. Gail and I enjoyed our morning coffee, taking in the sights of Lake Simcoe. This island was covered with birds. As we approached our first lock of the day, there were several French Canadian/non English speaking boats lined up. We spent the day going through the locks with these folks trying to use the French we had studied many years ago😁. We saw many more cottages and beautiful scenery between locks. We let Gail enjoy the ride while Ralph took the stern lines. This is at the top of the lock. We are going downstream at this point on the waterway. And here we are at the bottom of the lock. Gail our VIP (Very Important Passenger) Ralph on the stern and me on the bow. The beauty of this area did not disappoint. But we were getting excited approaching the most exciting lock of the day, “The Big Chu...