Wind was still blowing when we left. It was cold and Alaine, who was in the front was becoming wet from the splash of the waves. It was hard work and our speed was down to 3 - 4 knots an hour.
Finally reached some water where 150 pelicans were floating and bobbing around. We found a camping spot on Island next to an old house. Lots of insects, but was okay after 7 hours of paddling. The girls had blisters and were a little sore. They paddled well.
Update for Sat 12th July
We finally left Hay River on calm conditions, although the forecast was supposed to be 20 knot winds. It was great to be in the water again and have the girls with us. The conversation might be a little better.After a while we saw a canoeist chasing us. He was a local who wanted to know who we were.
We had calm conditions for about 3 hours. The lake was magnificent and the girls didn't know what all the fuss was about.
Then the wind suddenly picked up and we were headed into quite a rough time. The girls remained quiet. We managed about 23kms till we stopped and called it a day. We had paddled for about five and a half hours!!
1 comment:
sounds like you are having a wonderfull time was abit concerned that Terry and Tony are described as older paddlers--forever young those two hope the weather improves soon Old paddler
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