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Day 49
Day 49

Day 49

Distance 54 km [1220 km] Portage 0 [20] Very Fast Water 0 [40] Rapids 1 [37] We awoke to a strong headwind but determined to use the favourable swift current to make miles towards Baker Lake. The first priority of…

KateJuly 31, 2014June 11, 2016 Black Lake to Baker Lake
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Day 48
Day 48

Day 48

Distance 22 km [1166 km] Portage 0 [20] Very Fast Water 0 [40] Rapids 0 [36] In spite of our plans to make the day a big push towards Baker Lake the weather gods had other ideas and we awoke…

KateJuly 30, 2014June 11, 2016 Black Lake to Baker Lake
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Day 47
Day 47

Day 47

Distance 49 km [1144 km] Portage 0 [20] Very Fast Water 0 [40] Rapids 0 [36] We had a terrible night under attack from a plague of mosquitoes. We must have removed half a kilogram of dead insects from the…

KateJuly 29, 2014June 11, 2016 Black Lake to Baker Lake
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Day 46
Day 46

Day 46

Distance 36 km [1095 km] Portage 0 [20] Very Fast Water 0 [40] Rapids 0 [36] We woke to another smoky white morning with limited distance vision. Once again our camp was very ‘buggy’, thousands of dead insects on the…

KateJuly 28, 2014June 11, 2016 Black Lake to Baker Lake
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Day 45

Distance 31 km [1059 km] Portage 0 [20] Very Fast Water 0 [40] Rapids 0 [36] We paddled through Koangok Narrows and crossed over to the north shore of Aberdeen Lake. It would have been a sunny day but for…

KateJuly 27, 2014June 10, 2016 Black Lake to Baker Lake
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Day 44
Day 44

Day 44

Distance 41 km [1028 km] Portage 0 [20] Very Fast Water 0 [40] Rapids 0 [36] It was another ‘buggy’ start to the sunny, warm and almost windless day as we continued down the broad Thelon River, around various islands…

KateJuly 26, 2014June 10, 2016 Black Lake to Baker Lake
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Day 43
Day 43

Day 43

Distance 42km [987] Portage 0 [20] Very Fast Water 1 [40] Rapids 0 [36] We completed the portage around the Dubawnt Gates down a very steep hill and were in the fast flowing river by 10am. The river ran between…

KateJuly 25, 2014June 10, 2016 Black Lake to Baker Lake
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Day 42
Day 42

Day 42

Distance 37 km [945 km] Portage 1 [20] Very Fast Water 0 [39] Rapids 1 [36] Another productive and interesting day. The river is now broad and fast flowing and fun to paddle. Just after leaving camp we passed through…

KateJuly 24, 2014June 10, 2016 Black Lake to Baker Lake
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Day 41
Day 41

Day 41

Distance 24 km [908 km] Portage 1 [19] Very Fast Water 2 [39] Rapids 2 [35] A great day! We woke early to blue skies, calm mirror like conditions and judging by the zillions of black flies and mosquitoes the…

KateJuly 23, 2014June 10, 2016 Black Lake to Baker Lake
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Day 40
Day 40

Day 40

Distance 22 km [884 km] Portage 2 [18] Very Fast Water 4 [37] Rapids 1 [33] Cloudy and cool morning with lots of friendly insects! We had to paddle a longer route around an island as the low water levels…

KateJuly 22, 2014June 10, 2016 Black Lake to Baker Lake
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