Day 74 Lock 1 of the Trent Severn saved

Took off at the crack of dawn from Kingston and tried to make up for that rain day we lost. Did 71 miles by the time we reached Trenton - exhausting. It was cold and then windy by the end of the day. I had on a long sleeve shirt, 2 fleece jackets and a flannel ski hat. It's pleasant now down in this lock, but suppose to be cool again tomorrow. One of the more interesting things we saw today was a small island covered with black colored birds. They started to fly to another destination right above the waterline. They took flight about 10 at a time and formed a single line about 2 or 3 miles long across the basin. There were hundreds and hundreds of these birds. Amazing sight. Canada has beautiful countryside. The scenery we passed was so picturesque like out of a Norman Rockwell painting. There were a lot of homes on isolated islands like the first picture.  However, this is not one of our more serene and  pleasing overnight stops. Pic 2 is the train crossing over the unattractive lock about 200 feet from our boat. We made it to Lock 1 of the canal, but they closed earlier than the guide said, so they had us dock right outside and we can go through first thing in the morning. Pic 3 is the bridge welcoming us to the canal.  We are at 243 feet above sea level and we are going to top out at 840 feet.