To get to Perth, just go down the Rideau two lock and take a right on the Tay Canal. The “Le Boat” instruction video says that the Tay Canal is only for experienced boaters. So does a week on a boat make me “experienced.” Apparently it does, since I didn’t hit anything or go aground!
Perth is a really nice place. Since it is still in the 90’s, we stopped at a tavern for a quaff of ale. We met some locals who confirmed that Perth is nice, Smiths Falls is not, and Merrickville is just a tourist trap for Toronto urbanites to squander their money. So now we know all the local gossip. It is important to note that the town closes at 7:00 PM.
Dinner at a German restaurant, and back to the boat. Next to us at the town dock is a small wooden boat with a Virginia registration. They did not motor all the way from Virginia, which would have made a much more interesting story. By 3:00, the rain started, officially ending our September heatwave. We, of course, have a detailed plan for tomorrow, we are going to the downstream side of the Narrows Lock. The people in the Virginia boat are headed north, probably. They are going to spend the night…someplace, which should get them somewhere, sometime. I’m in a boat full of type “A’s”. We all wish we could be so carefree, and someday, we will carefully plan a carefree trip!
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