Distance travelled 13km [91.5 km] Portage 1[11] [Total carry/walk 920 X 7 = 6.440 + 54.745 = [61.185km] We woke up at 7am to a clear, still and warm morning which later became a very hot day. We were on…
Day 6
Distance travelled 15.5 km [78.5 km] Portages 3 [10] – [Total carry/walk 8.225 + 46.520 = 54.745 km] The morning was cool and cloudy with a strong south wind. As we had camped at the south end of the first…
Day 5
Distance made good – 23 km [63km] Portage 1 [7] [460 x 7 = 3.220 + 43.3 = 46.520 km] The weather gods are really smiling on us as today was another beautiful sunny day with a little high cloud…
Day 4
Distance made good – 7 km [Km 40] Portages 5 [900 x 7 = 6300] [60 x 7 = 420] [340 x 7= 2380] [45 x 7 = 310] [340 x 7 = 2380] [Total carry/walk 11.950 + 31.5 =…
Day 3
Distance made good – 1.5 Km [Km 33] [Total carry/walk 1.5 x 7 = 10.5 + 21 = 31.5km for Chipman] We were up at 7.30am to a third beautiful, blue-sky day. We were packed and ready to hump our…
Day 2
Distance travelled 3km [Total carry/walk 3km X 7 = 21 + 3 =28 km] Up at 7.30 after great night’s sleep despite the temperature dropping to 7 degrees, feeling energised for portaging. As always with the first day’s packing up…
Day 1
Distance travelled 28km Didn’t sleep much last night; guess we were both anticipating what lay ahead. We were up by 5.30 am and after our last big cooked breakfast we loaded Ed White’s five ton truck [Ed had stored our…
Stony Rapids
The long journey home begins. Kept waking up all night, excited at the prospect of going home even though our three days in Stony Rapids have been both relaxing and entertaining. They have been a good buffer between the rigours…
Stony Rapids
Spent morning chatting to Heather whilst John went down to the dock fishing with drunk Vince. John caught two jack fish which he returned, Vince caught nothing. We then did our final pack for tomorrow, we managed to get everything…
Stony Rapids
Very comfortable beds, John slept well but I woke about 2.30pm and my mind started reviewing the past 6 weeks, I finally got back to sleep about 6.30am. We had thick, home made raisin toast for breakfast, yum what a…