Distance 33 km [832 km] Portage 0 [16] Very Fast Water 3 [33] Rapids 3 [31] We woke to a cold but still very ‘buggy’ morning with a moderate headwind. It was so good to be back on the river…
Day 37
Distance 13 km [799 km] Portage 0 [16] Very Fast Water 0 [30] Rapids 0 [28] Listened to the Radio Australia news before getting going and, like every civilised human being, are appalled by the news of the Malaysian civil…
Day 36
Distance 2 km [786km] Portage 1 [16] Very Fast Water 0 [30] Rapids 0 [28] We woke to a cold, windy morning. The forecast was for 50 kph winds so it was obvious that there would be no paddling. After…
Day 35
Planned rest day to check out Dubawnt Canyon Distance 0 km [784km] Portage 0 [15] Very Fast Water 0 [30] Rapids 0 [28] Slept in as it was a designated rest day and we had had an interrupted night. It…
Day 34
Distance 30 km [784km] Portage 1 [15] Very Fast Water 0 [30] Rapids 3 [28] We listened to Radio Australia’s news bulletin for 6am our time, such luxury. The morning was cool and misty with threatening rain and swarms of…
Day 33
Distance 24 km [754km] Portage 0 [14] Very Fast Water 0 [30] Rapids 1 [25] Late start, then we set off across open water with a mild quartering tail wind. We reached Tukto, an outpost fishing camp, by mid-morning. John…
Day 32
Distance 41 km [730km] Portage 0 [14] Very Fast Water 0 [30] Rapids 0 [24] We set out early as we had some big expanses of open water and the wind was already a moderate quartering headwind. It had already…
Day 31
Distance 47 km [689km] Portage 0 [14] Very Fast Water 0 [30] Rapids 0 [24] The weather and ice gods smiled on us, the sky was clear and we started the day with a fair wind which eventually dropped off…
Day 30
Third stationary day due to weather Distance 0 km [642km] Portage 0 [14] Very Fast Water 0 [30] Rapids 0 [24] The wind raged all night but our tent passed the test of remaining warm and dry despite the conditions.…
Day 29
Second stationary day due to ice and wind concerns Distance 0 km [642km] Portage 0 [14] Very Fast Water 0 [30] Rapids 0 [24] Awoke to the forecast from the weather bot of rain and unfavourable winds all day so,…