Rawley's Resort & Marina, Port Severn, ON - 7/20/12

Finally, after 3 nights on lock walls ... WiFi and I can get the last 4 days downloaded.

When we were getting ready to leave this morning to get the 8:30 opening of the Lock at Swift Falls, there was a timid Sheppard mix dog hanging around our side of the wall and it finally made up with me.  

Michelle had tried to pet it earlier but it wouldn't have anything to do with her until she brought out some chicken. We had thought it homeless but found out later it belonged to one of the lock maintenance guys.

Lock Master 

Floating Bollard

 We entered the lock on the front port side next to Blue Heron. Marc's Ark and KARMA completed the lock. This had a few floating bollards which is the first we have seen since the inland rivers.

Marc's Ark and KARMA

 Blue Heron led followed by Quest, Marc's Ark and KARMA.

Cottage?

This supposed to be cottage country but some houses were BIG.

Little tight - Keep Left

Island Cottage

Cottage?

Big Chute 

 Within an hour or so we rounded a corner and there it was. Ricki and I have waited for this moment for years.

We approached the blue line on port and was summoned over the PA system to enter the rail car. Any boat over 38 feet is taken alone over the road and into the bay beyond.

We were held in position by straps front and rear under the boat to steady it but we were actually sitting on our keel.

Up one side which is not steep and over the highway we went.

Straps

Starting Down

Looking back up the hill we just came down

Back in the water

 It seemed like it was over so quickly that it didn't sink in what we had just experienced.  This was the only type marine railway in the world!

Marc's Ark was next

The rail car

Marc'sprops

 We took pictures of each other's boat and made sure we got pictures of their props.

Down the hill

Blue Heron

Carl and Marc

KARMA

Old Rail Car

Blue Heron and Quest below the Chute

Marc's Ark below the Chute

Off again in narrow turns

Passed this group coming into a tight turn

Rickshaw

 We had made reservations with Marc's Ark to spend the night at Rawley's Resort and wewere surprised to learn that Rickshaw had done the same and ended up right beside us a couple hours later.

Resort

Hotel and Restaurant

Rickshaw and Florida Friends

Dinner

 We had reservations for all of us for dinner in the resort restaurant.

Piano Bar

What a day ... What an experience!
Tomorrow we will go to Honey Harbor to a marina owned by the same guy that owns this one.
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