Monthly Archives: October 2011

The start of the trip below the Rocky Mountains a few kilometres downstream of the Saskatchewan River Crossing. Alberta. The kayak was an Epic 18.

The locks on the Rideau Canal looking downstream. Ottawa.                  

Wednesday 21st September It was misty and cloudy and although the lake had calmed significantly, there was still a swell. I took a run to the lighthouse and back. The lake was rough on the southern side and waves were … Continue reading →

Tuesday 20th September It was a beautiful sunrise. I took a photo of it and crawled back into the tent for another 15 minutes. Once up, I went for a walk along a narrow path in the forest and found … Continue reading →

Monday 19th September It rained heavily in the night. Alaine was up firsthand she shouted out that it was misty. I took her word for it and did some more typing but when Leo got up I thought I had … Continue reading →

Sunday 18th September The wind picked up in the night and the lapping waves nearly reached our tents. I walked to the entrance to the cove and checked the water conditions. It was certainly a lot worse than we entered … Continue reading →

Saturday 17th September The morning wasn’t so cold and for some reason, the girls were up before me! It could have been the beautiful sunrise and the the sight of a slightly misty morning that attracted them. I soon grabbed … Continue reading →

Friday 16th September The water was lapping up the beach all night and kept waking me up as it was so close. We were up at 8.00am just before the sun rose above the trees and cliff top. With the … Continue reading →

Thursday 15th September It was bitterly cold when I ventured from my tent at 8.00am, the girls took longer to rise. The trees behind us were blocking out the sun so we weren’t able to take advantage of its warmth. … Continue reading →

Wednesday 14th September It was dark and my body didn’t really want to get up but I had to. 6.30am wasn’t that early as we used to get up at 6.30am all the time but with the change in time … Continue reading →