Distance 10 km [558 km] How can one describe the frustration, confusion yet fascination that was today. Keen to get going we were up before 7am and had paddled the 5 km to the Dene Community at Wollaston by 9am.…
Day 25
Happy Canada Day Distance 32km [548 km] Great nights sleep, up and in the canoe by 7.45am. We were excited at the thought of a day without portages, lining and rapids, nothing but straight forward paddling, yea!! Loaded off the…
Day 24
Distance 11km [516 km] Portages 3 Having already walked through the portage last night and read the accounts from the 1950’s guys, who generally have us in awe of their amazing feats of both speed and endurance but who referred…
Day 23
Distance 11km [505 km ] Portages 4 As usual up by 6am to a grey uncertain morning, on water before 8am. Our first two portages were relatively short, about 200 meters and easy to find, basically we were travelling down…
Day 22
Distance 6km [494 km] Portages 2 Lining 6 Up early to a dull, overcast and smoky morning, there was a light coating of ash on both the tent and on the river surface though the fire is very distant. John…
Day 21
Distance 19.5 km, made good / 40km+ paddled [488 km] Portages 1 Lining 0 Yet another long hard day on the water. We had packed up and escaped our very buggy camp by 7.30am and entered the mouth of the…
Day 20
Happy Birthday Steve !! Distance 0 [448Km] A day of forced rest. Yesterday was so exhausting and John so tired he could not sleep last night so we decided to regroup, reorganise and rest up today to be prepared for…
Day 19
Distance 30.5 Km [448 km] Portages 0 Lining 10 If the Queen had her “annus horribilis” in 1992 we had our “diem horribilis” today. If I never see the Swan River in Northern Saskatchewan again it will be far too…
Day 18
Distance 30 km [417.5 km] A day of tactical decisions. Woke early as usual, following a night of continuous rain, the rain appeared to be easing but there was a strong headwind and white caps so we decided to wait.…
Day 17
Distance 0 km [387.5 km] I woke as always about 6am and luxuriated in being able to stay in the tent reading till 8am. Loving my Kindle. Got up and did the mountain of washing we have accumulated, mostly mine.…