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Friends and Family

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  Our month in Keswick has been busy with family and friends, we could not have asked for a more enjoyable month. My niece Julie and Dan….they even lent us a car to run errands for a few days ❤️ Richard’s old assistant, Mike Patrick, stopped in for a chat. My sister Estelle drove down from Sudbury with Dave and Foster for a visit. I took a ride back to Sudbury to borrow a car and had the pleasure of catching up with my aunt Eugenie, my cousin Joe and her husband Bob. Docktails with this crew, Shawn Lowe (an old assistant) and John Floryp (his old mechanic) and spouses.  Flo also helped Richard diagnose and install a new set of house batteries that were failing. The kids live close enough for us to get in several visits….we can’t get enough. We drove up to Richard’s sister Brenda and Peter’s camp up near Spanish. Our Son Chris drove in from Halifax to join in on all the fun.  Great hosts… Next came the Butler clan reunion on Manitoulin Island at Richard’s sister Sue and Rick’s camp…..lo

July Recap

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  From Trent (track shows us at the anchorage before Trent) to Keswick; 44 locks and 182.5 nautical miles (give or take…Nebo is not accurate).  An impressive system of canals, locks and lakes….in the heart of the Kawarthas.  Beautiful country! Going to make the top 10 list!