Houseboating the Trent-Severn Waterway - 2021

Houseboating the Trent-Severn Waterway - 2021
We rented a 32' Seahawk houseboat from Egan Houseboats in Omemee, Ontario and explored part of the Trent-Severn towards Peterborough. It was the perfect summer-of-covid holiday.
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[@denniscrane9753]

I have discovered my dream adventure! Amazing!

[@hockeynutt9434]

Excellent video. Looks like a great vacation.

[@xannon8155]

what a great video!! your daughter is lovely. sweet and funny as can be! lol..... you have done ontario well with this video. cheers to your family!! : )

[@mauricegervais7085]

Great video Stephen

[@tokyosteve1223]

Thank you, much appreciated

[@ChrisJP2024]

Love the retake @18:09 😃...

[@tokyosteve1223]

She made that comment when I didn't have the camera out. Oooh, I need that one recorded 😂

[@ronzbee3458]

awesome video bud! im on rice lake and a few yrs back boated to lovesick lake and camped near where u were. Awesome trip, too many locks for me lol

[@tokyosteve1223]

Oh man. For a boating novice... 20 minutes of training and being handed the keys to a 32' floating house and told GO! Locks... very stressful! haha

[@denniscrane9753]

@@tokyosteve1223would you do it again?

[@tokyosteve1223]

@@denniscrane9753 I've thought about this often. And 100% I would for the experience. I mean we've already done it twice (there's another video on my channel too). The family absolutely loved it. The only thing that makes me hesitate is that they've raised the prices so much from when we did it the first time, along with gas prices... Its not a cheap holiday. But in 2024 I suppose nothing is. 🤷

[@denniscrane9753]

@@tokyosteve1223would you recommend Egan? Looks like a nice rig!

[@tokyosteve1223]

@@denniscrane9753 I had no problems with Egan. The boats are old, you kinda need to factor in there might be problems.. expect them and you won't be disappointed when they happen 😂🤷. They did seem to respond quickly and work hard to rectify them. We had to call and a guy would drive out for minor repairs a couple of times. No biggie.

[@windsorsportscards7569]

What an outstanding Video ! We are headed to Egan Houseboats this summer to do the Trent Severn , heading towards Fenelon Falls I think ! What gps app did you use for your phone ? Again an amazing job on this !👍

[@tokyosteve1223]

Glad you enjoyed it. I used Navionics. I think it's a free trial for a couple weeks if you wait until just before you go you'll be all set. It's sooo much better than using the charts 😂

[@jenniferewald9068]

My family has a houseboat trip coming up this summer! Curious where did you moore at night? And how far did you get before you headed back?

[@tokyosteve1223]

The Egan houseboats came with a lock pass, so we could moor at any lock. So we stayed primarily at the various locks, but also moored at Wolf Island provincial park near Lovesick Lock for a night. We saw houseboats pulled up at many of the small (uninhabited) islands along the way. Lots of options. Both years we went we turned around at Young's Point or Lakefield. I didn't want to spend too much time driving versus chilling and relaxing ;)

[@WIFEWIFELIFE]

thanks so much for showing the route! can you tell me how long your trip was? how long from pigeon lake to your furthest point?

[@tokyosteve1223]

We had the boat for a week. Longest day was from Egan on Pigeon Lake to Buckhorn.. 3-4 hours. After that we traveled less per day and turned around at Lakefield one year, and Young's Point the next year. The longest haul is definitely to/from Egan across Pigeon Lake.

[@WIFEWIFELIFE]

@@tokyosteve1223 this is so helpful! we are moving our houseboat from Bobcaygeon to Toronto Island and planning the trip.

[@quelag1257]

Thank you for the video, it looks super fun. Do you mind sharing how long did it take you guys to do the round trip (5 or 7 days) and how much fuel did you need (apart from what you are showing here)? Also have you ever go West towards Orillia? We are planning on doing something similar this Fall and we are trying to decide what way to go from Omemee. cheers :)

[@tokyosteve1223]

Glad you enjoyed it. I went before fuel prices went stupid and I believe it was about $200-250 total for our 7 day trip. That said, we didn't travel excessive distances, and turned around at Young's Point one year and Lakefield another. I've never gone west, only because I was told it's more picturesque to the east.

[@quelag1257]

@@tokyosteve1223 Thank you Stephen, that is very helpful!

[@xannon8155]

32:54 33:03 the best!

[@tokyosteve1223]

They both love the houseboat experience. Absolutely an unique holiday in Ontario.

[@StallaertChiro]

What app were you using on your phone for navigation?

[@tokyosteve1223]

Navionics. It was brilliant. I mainly used it manually just keeping track of where we were, but by the end of the trip had figured out automatic routings and other cool features. Didn't once open the book of charts. 😁

[@StallaertChiro]

@@tokyosteve1223 Thanks for the quick reply. That will be us next summer.

[@tokyosteve1223]

@@StallaertChiro It's a cool holiday, this was our second consecutive year. Began as a covid friendly vacation option. The family wants to keep going back.

[@darrenclarke2076]

Where did you park on that island ?

[@tokyosteve1223]

@@darrenclarke2076 Just around the corner immediately after passing through Lovesick lock, is a stretch of coastline with very obvious spots to pull a houseboat in nose first. You can ask the lockmaster too as you're locking through, but it's literally 5 minutes around the corner.

[@mattseguin6165]

We gotta work on your fish handling skills but otherwise great video

[@tokyosteve1223]

In my defense, there was a lot of beer involved! The muskie was completely fine and made it back into the lake quickly. The photos don't tell the real story. It was a mad dash to get him on his happy way 👍

[@brianbeaty3369]

I don’t need to see all this shit I just need to see what you’re doing about how to get over and under the locks

[@tokyosteve1223]

Good luck finding out elsewhere. No time for attitude here 👍

[@eric-gl5lq]

"over and under" ; you have to look at Home Hardware for a ladder and a good shovel Great video Stephen ; very well made and inspiring :)

[@brucemack9004]

Hello: Great video, so good in fact that I’m considering taking this trip. If I may ask 1) Seems like you had great weather, When did you go? Also 2). how were the mosquitoes and black flies? Thanks and cheers Bruce

[@tokyosteve1223]

Glad you enjoyed it. First year was late June (Burleigh video 2020). Second year (this video) was mid July. Both were great. Slightly warmer water for swimming in July. Didn't see any biting flies. Mosquitoes came and went depending on location. Wolf Island was pretty bad. I don't recall it being bad elsewhere. Lucked out with no rain both years as well. Absolutely perfect during the day. The drone footage at Wolf Island looks cloudy / hazy, but it's actually forest fire smoke. Book early. It's become a very popular covid holiday.