Fantastic! - thats exactly what I was looking for!! Now I can plan how many days, and map out where to aim for and stay overnight. (This site is great!). On the direction, my thinking was to do the Rideau first (if most people do it the other way, maybe the traffic will be lighter going north and east?) then the Ottawa , then back up the St. Lawrence so that we can spend some quality time poking around the Thousand Islands to cap off the trip - I've heard from many friends that the Islands are spectacular...
Thanks again guys!!
chrisvs wrote:
Swansea, those are two places that are on my "must go boating there" list. Sorry I haven't got any info for you, but I do have a question. On your trent-severn trip, are there sections of the canal where you could access hotels, resorts or b&bs by boat? As you can see, our boat isn't very "live aboard" friendly. Not sure if you looked into that or not, as it looks like you would have no problem staying aboard on the canal.
We loved the Trent Severn - the bottom end is a little flatter, and there are a lot of locks in a relatively short span - but the scenery is still pretty nice (I think looking at ANY scenery from a boat is great!). People were friendy everywhere, and lots to do and see. In terms of places to eat and stay, there's lots - many small towns and villages along the way, most with B&B's and motels. And of course there's quite a few resorts dotting the whole route. The trick would be to book places in advance if you're planning to go in July or August.
When we went last year it took six days, and we overnighted in 1) Trenton (start), 2) Campbellford, 3) Hastings, 4) Youngs Point, 5) Bobcaygeon, 6) Orillia, then home to our cottage on Georgian Bay. Great stays each night - frankly, I'd do it again in a heartbeat!!
Cheers