Hastings, Ontario

The trip from Campbellford to Hastings is about 20 miles farther along the Trent-Severn Waterway.  There is alot of pretty country with farms and cottages along the water.  There were also another 6 locks to go through on this stretch.  This section of the Trent is referred to as the "Flatlands" for obvious reasons.

Trent-Severn Waterway

I think this may be a beaver abode (house)

 We traveled with another boat named "Blue Goose."  They were from Florida and took two pictures of Southern Style in the locks.  Many locks have a dam with the lock off to the side of the dam.

Here we are going into the flight locks # 16 and #17 near Healey Falls

In this lock the cable holding the bow line snapped and Captain Keith had to capture another cable one back from the broken cable as the bow of Southern Style slowly drifted out away from the lock wall.  About the same time my stern fender hook had a broken spring and let the stern fender slide right out and into the water.  I had to jump onto the swim platform and retrieve the fender with a boat hook then just hold it in place as we went up in the lock.  We looked like a clown act running around the boat in this lock, but crew and boat got through unscathed.

We arrived in Hastings around 1:30PM.  We had kept the generator running during our trip from Campbellford to Hastings so the air-conditioning could be on in the boat.    This was helpful so that in between locks we could drive from the pilothouse and stay cool.  The boat was also already cool when we pulled into the dock in Hastings.  We plan to spend two nights in Hastings and hope the temperature will be better on Friday.

Hastings is a very small town.  There are two or three small restaurants and a few small shops.  There is a marina (Hastings Village Marina) which we stayed at for the two days while in town. 

The marina is on one side of the Trent River and the main part of town is on the other side.

Here is a shot looking back toward the Hastings lock from Southern Style.  Hastings is on the far bank.

Town of Hastings to left, Lock #18 lock and dam to right

Gazebo in Hastings town park

Pisces Pete (the sculpture of a walleye in the marina park)

Old Water Tower and Smokestack from 1870s stone mill outside town

Swing Bridge just past Lock #18 in Hastings

Captain Keith waits as the bridge opens to let a boat through

Here are the tracks the bridge swings on when opening or closing

Southern Style docked at Hastings Village Marina

picture taken from across the river in the town park

Loon that came past our boat Wednesday evening (cool eh)

Thursday we got the dinghy down and even Pengi got a ride.

Sites Pengi saw along the Trent River

Seagulls on a river marker

Cottages along the river

 Open railroad bridge