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Hudson to Georgian Bay, North Channel and back

JF
J.E. Fordyce
Tue, Feb 13, 2007 2:03 AM

Ron,

I think you are a bit tight on your time estimates for the Trent Severn. I
would allow about 10 days each way, unless you can power really fast on
Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching. Also, allowing only 16 days for Georgian Bay
and the North Channel is not quite doing these jewels justice. On the other
hand, you can do the St Lawrence from Lake Ontario to Montreal in a lot less
than 13 days unless you were counting on spending several days in Montreal.
Except for the 1000 Islands, the route, while interesting, is not that
scenic. I haven't been on the rest of your proposed route.

You might look for the Ports Guides for the Trent Severn and Georgian Bay
(new edition for GB coming out soon). They also have a new guide for the
Rideau and lower Ottawa River coming out soon.

J.E. Fordyce
Toronto ON

Entre Deux Mers
MT 36 Sundeck
Killbear Marina
Georgian Bay ON

Ron, I think you are a bit tight on your time estimates for the Trent Severn. I would allow about 10 days each way, unless you can power really fast on Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching. Also, allowing only 16 days for Georgian Bay and the North Channel is not quite doing these jewels justice. On the other hand, you can do the St Lawrence from Lake Ontario to Montreal in a lot less than 13 days unless you were counting on spending several days in Montreal. Except for the 1000 Islands, the route, while interesting, is not that scenic. I haven't been on the rest of your proposed route. You might look for the Ports Guides for the Trent Severn and Georgian Bay (new edition for GB coming out soon). They also have a new guide for the Rideau and lower Ottawa River coming out soon. J.E. Fordyce Toronto ON Entre Deux Mers MT 36 Sundeck Killbear Marina Georgian Bay ON