Wilderness Canoeing in Canada

Distance 16.5 km [715 km] Rapids 7 Portages 1 Woke just after 6am to a very cool, windy morning but before long it was sunny and the wind had abated some. We were expecting a warm day with a good…

Distance 7.5 km [698.5 km] Rapids 6 Portages 2 The collective weariness of 35 days hard travelling is starting to show, we have elected to have a second short day, stopping by lunch time. Last night we were camped in…

Distance 15km [691 km] Rapids 5 Portages 0 We were back on the river by 8.30 am on a very, smoky morning. Our camp site was super basic but as its purpose was to be somewhere we could keep safe…

Distance 27km [676 km] Rapids 5 Portages 1 Up early after a great nights sleep in an excellent camp site. It was a very smoky overcast morning but we made excellent progress to the first rapid [class 2+ / 3]…

Distance 11km [649 km] Rapids 2 Portages 0 We were awake by 6am after a poor nights sleep but dwalled until 7am when I started writing up my journal for yesterday, John dozed until 8am and then did his maps…

Distance 20km [638 km ] Portages 3 Rapids 4 Lining 1 It is days like today that you have to ask the question, are we having fun? and question our sanity in doing these trips. Why, fun? experience? Do we…

Distance 20km [638 km ] Rapids 2 Lining 2 It was a very cold night and as the pressure is now off we stayed in bed until 7am. The wind was very cold and remained with us all day. After…

Distance 38 km [618 km ] Hooray, we are out of Wollaston Lake – Yea, Yea,Yea! Up by 4am to a cool and dewy morning, we were determined not to waste the lack of wind so a quick pack and…

Distance 7km [580 km] We were awake as usual by 6am however it was very windy so we stayed put until after 8am by which time the wind was moderating. We were on the water by 10.30am and used a…

Distance 14 km [573 km ] After a sunny day it rained for most of the night. Come morning we had to decide should we pack up everything before shopping in Wollaston and hope the weather would allow us to…