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| Kayaks are nice as they don't crowd the narrow waterway. However, just coming around the corner, and unseen in this picture, were three beamy 40' boats. |
Narrow waterways are one thing. Crowded, narrow, shallow waterways whose banks and bottoms are solid rock are quite another. It's time to talk about the Canadian Shield. According to Wikipedia it's "a large area of exposed Precambrian igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks." The key term here is rocks and I can attest to the fact that they're everywhere. It's said that a captains only job is to keep the water out of the boat and the boat off the rocks. Today that was a challenge.
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| After running the Shield's gauntlet we stumble across a little bit of heaven in the Opinicon Resort. It has a dock, pool, hot tub, beautiful grounds, and great ice cream! |
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| 10 miles from Westport to Chaffey's Locks, Ontario. |
The Opinicon Resort comes highly recommended. So, while cruising by we decided to stop in and check it out. The dock hands welcomed us like long lost friends, until, that is, they heard we didn't have reservations. "We're fully booked", is not something you want to hear, but they were. After a moment's silence, and after their appreciative looks at Nellie, we heard "But I think we can fit you in." Grateful to be on the very full Opinicon docks. DBH
