Distance 0km [382 km] Portage 0 [12] Very Fast Water 0 [18] Rapids 0 [9] If I was sitting at the Berrick/Rich dinner table and it was my turn to answer the question, ‘what was my best thing for the…
Day 17
Distance 21km [382 km] Portage 0 [12] Very Fast Water 1 [18] Rapids 1 [9] A day of ups- and-downs! The major joy today is no bugs since we left camp this morning and for the first time in days…
Day 16
Distance 31km [361 km] Portage 0 [12] Very Fast Water 6 [17] Rapids 3 [8] We woke up at 7am to cloudy skies and even a few drops of rain while we packed up camp. Before leaving we checked out…
Day 15
Distance 39km [330 km] Portage 0 [12] Very Fast Water 10 [11] Rapids 4 [5] The first day on the Dubawnt River! This is something John has talked about for the last two years and here we are!! We were…
Day 14
Distance 48km [290 km] Portage 0 [12] Fast Water 1 Rapids 1 Another big day, we were on the water paddling by 7am and it was already hot, the forecast promised us another 30 degree day. Apart from the heat…
Day 13
Distance 39 km [242 km] Portage 0 [12] On the water at 8am heading north on Flett Lake, we entered Wholdaia mid-morning turning west into a cross wind with big waves when on the open water. It was hard work…
Day 12
Planned Rest Day Distance 0km [203km] Portage 0 [12] Joy oh joy, we slept in until after 8am then spent the morning relaxing on the beach where the wind kept the bugs relatively at bay. I took a quick dip…
Day 11
Distance 23 km [203 km] Portages 1 [12] [Total carry/walk = 76.27 km] Broke camp and commenced the portage by 8am. As it was a warm day and as the portage was over two kilometres we did it in two…
Day 10
Distance 34km [180 km] Portage 0 [11 Wow, what a hard day, every kilometre was won in a hard battle with the wind. As planned we were up by 5am and the wind was already blowing from the north east,…
Day 9
Distance 17.5km [146 km] Portages 0 [11] Up early on the longest day of the year. John had not slept well overnight worrying about which direction we should take to avoid the lake ice. After some discussion and reference to…