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94-07-07: Thursday: Day 7: 31km paddled, Portages 12,11,10,9 (=23,24,25,26) - up early, several power boats with load people going up/down the river - BF = - windy, but nice day - whirlpool-type rapid, with young pelicans - modify original course to get as much shelter as possible from the wind - relief when round the bend and start up towards Besnard. - lunch = soup, just before starting up Besnard creek. - drag+line up creek, KR bangs up legs until learns the technique. Line up two more rapids. - W+S swamp canoe, almost lose things (pants + coffee cup), Sandy crosses rapid, then falls in a bruises knee! - K+J portage 3rd rapid, then attempt to portage 4rth, but far too much deadfall, so have to turn around and load up canoe again. W+S return along portage trail (?trail). W+K wade/drag canoe up (very quick and fast, as we improve with practice, and don't care about how wet we get) while S+J walk up along trail. - start to set up camp, but K discovers bear signs. Take tent back down, but continue with dinner (Judy does dinner = Turkey barley pilaf) anyways, then pack up again. - Dipper (+babies) fuss up and down the shore. - paddle with wind, continue past commercial fishing camp (way past, to avoid garbage) - find nice island in dark, with campsites way up high. Bed very quickly 94-07-08: Friday: Day 8: 34km paddled, Portages 8,7,6, (=27,28,29) - hot and sunny in tent, but by 9:00 cloudy - S+W do BF, scramled eggs on bagels (powdered eggs very good!) + coffee (W burns toast, as usual) - paddle with wind down Besnard, keeping close to east shore to avoid wind. - duck in behind island for tea. - paddle round point into bay, HARD paddling into wind towards Gull lake portage. - portage = smelly muck - small headwind across nameless lake - lunch on point at end of bay which opened into Gull lake. - wind changes to come from south, once again, headwind. - portage into Morning lake very pleasant, paddle - strong headwinds round the point, unable to make original destination, have to hop up behind islands. - all islands are no good for camping, paddle hard to get across to lee side of lake. - found nice site along east shore, sheltered from wind - 10 mins. after arriving, wind died - 4 loons joined us, just off-shore - Sandy does dinner=Pasta + Putanesca sauce (nice fire-pit) (cooking in dark, with K holding flashlight) - coffee and bed, very late |
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