We met up with some people who had just been out fishing and we got chatting to one another. As we were leaving they mentioned that there was a shack downstream and that we should call in and see a guy called Greg.
Tony and I set off downstream, seeing plenty of wildlife again. Lots of moose, elks, geese with goslings and ducks with ducklings. We eventually came to the shack the guys had mentioned and we took the opportunity to call in and meet Greg and two of his friends visiting from the city. We spent an hour chatting around the open fire drinking coffee with Baileys and listening to a lot of stories of around the area. Tony hadn't had the pleasure of Baileys in coffee and quickly became a convert to the 'coffee special' that I often enjoy myself.
Every so often one or other, of the two horses (that were free to roam around the property) would nudge their way closer to the fire to get the smoke, apparently this helped to keep the flies out of their eyes. Just before heading off again, Greg mentioned about a great little camping spot downstream where a German guy had built a wooden hut that anyone could use. Sounded like a good spot to head to. Greg also said that they might come down the river to test out their speed boats in the afternoon and bring us along a couple of beers. This sounded like a great idea and Tony and I spent the afternoon listening out for the sounds of speed boats!!
Later that afternoon after paddling around 50kms much to our delight, we heard the sound of jet boats. The guys soon caught up with us and handed Tony and I a beer each, we all sat in our own boats and drifted with the current sharing stories and before we knew it, we had downed three beers.
We eventually left winding our way (could have been the beers that made it seem windy) down the river to the wooden cabin. Tony took the opportunity to sleep in the wooden hut, whilst I erected my tent on a beautiful sandy beach next to a stream and river. It was good to sit here in the sun and reflect about the enjoyable day we had.
Tomorrow we hit some small rapids and it will be interesting to see if the canoe is more manageable since we dropped some weight. I think we'll be at the Grand Rapids in around two days time.
1 comment:
Terry,
Good luck in the great white north from Tokyo. We're following you every day.
I finished your first book a little while ago and thoroughly enjoyed it! I hope your taking notes this summer for your next one!
Jeff
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