For the most part, today was another gorgeous day. I did a slightly shorter power walk this morning before the locks opened. Have to get my exercise in whenever I can! We went through the remaining six locks with Serenada and a large power boat uneventfully. Hallelujah, we made it through! I must say, the staff have been awesome, making up for the cutbacks imposed by the government. And the locks were not as gross as I expected.

We reached Trenton at noon and entered the Bay of Quinte. At this time, we were being chased by a rain storm. The wind and waves were beginning to pick up. The storm hit us just before we reached Belleville. We slowed down and let the storm pass before entering the marina where we fueled up. After tying up on the "outside wall" we walked to the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club (motor and sail). We thought of staying the night but they were not able to accommodate us with the masts down, besides they wanted to charge us as well. A sailor from the BQYC kindly advised us of a couple of anchorages in the area, one of which we were already entertaining.

On the way back to the marina we stopped at a restaurant for drinks and appetizers. We then walked back to the marina and set off. The wind was quite strong, around 20 knots, but from behind pushing us towards the anchorage so the traveling was relatively comfortable. We dropped the hook around 6 p.m. in a nice little bay about 40 minutes east of Belleville, between Massasauga Pt and Horse Pt.

Tomorrow we are hoping to make it to Picton.

 

That's me, locking through the Trent. Take note Cath, no bikini!