Distance 31km [478km] Portage 0 [12] Very Fast Water 2 [26] Rapids 2 [13] To John’s great pleasure we awoke to a following wind so made rapid progress up Barlow Lake and back into the Dubawnt River. The first rapid…
Day 20
Distance 32km [447km] Portage 0 [12] Very Fast Water 3 [24] Rapids 2 [11] We were on the water paddling into a headwind by 7.30am. We had a short paddle to our first marked rapid. I had been anticipating something…
Day 19
Canada Day Distance 33km [415 km] Portage 0 [12] Very Fast Water 3 [21] Rapids 0 [9] Mixed-bag of a day. John woke up with what looks like an allergic reaction, he has nasty, itchy, large red welts on his…
Day 18
Distance 0km [382 km] Portage 0 [12] Very Fast Water 0 [18] Rapids 0 [9] If I was sitting at the Berrick/Rich dinner table and it was my turn to answer the question, ‘what was my best thing for the…
Day 17
Distance 21km [382 km] Portage 0 [12] Very Fast Water 1 [18] Rapids 1 [9] A day of ups- and-downs! The major joy today is no bugs since we left camp this morning and for the first time in days…
Day 16
Distance 31km [361 km] Portage 0 [12] Very Fast Water 6 [17] Rapids 3 [8] We woke up at 7am to cloudy skies and even a few drops of rain while we packed up camp. Before leaving we checked out…
Day 15
Distance 39km [330 km] Portage 0 [12] Very Fast Water 10 [11] Rapids 4 [5] The first day on the Dubawnt River! This is something John has talked about for the last two years and here we are!! We were…
Day 14
Distance 48km [290 km] Portage 0 [12] Fast Water 1 Rapids 1 Another big day, we were on the water paddling by 7am and it was already hot, the forecast promised us another 30 degree day. Apart from the heat…
Day 13
Distance 39 km [242 km] Portage 0 [12] On the water at 8am heading north on Flett Lake, we entered Wholdaia mid-morning turning west into a cross wind with big waves when on the open water. It was hard work…
Day 12
Planned Rest Day Distance 0km [203km] Portage 0 [12] Joy oh joy, we slept in until after 8am then spent the morning relaxing on the beach where the wind kept the bugs relatively at bay. I took a quick dip…