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| It's a good thing we have electronic charts as I wouldn't believe this constricted channel is the right way to go. |
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| Nellie joins the crowd going through the Jones Falls Locks. |
Interesting the things you don't know. In the picture above we're side-by-side with a beamy, 52' Californian. Still, there's plenty of room in the 35' wide lock as our combined beam (with fenders) is 27'-8". So, here's where the learning bit comes in. While descending we notice the lock's walls aren't straight up and down but rathered angled and pushing us towards our neighbor. In fact, the bottom of the lock is 4' narrower than the top. Now there's only 3'-4" between us. Again, close but doable.
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| Looking down the set of three locks at Jones Falls. |
Notice the 1'-4" protrusion into the lock, just to the right of the bollard, on the left side of the picture above? Now, while departing, the space between us and the Californian is 2'. You get the picture, it's a tight fit. What seemed ample at the top was paultry at the bottom. Flash forward, we lived and no insurance companies were called.
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| A tight chicane into Morton's Bay. |
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| 9 miles from the Opinicon Resort to Morton's Bay, Ontario. |
Tonight we're on the hook in Morton's Bay. It's a beautiful fjord with a very narrow entrance. We're all alone. Does it get any better? DBH
