Up early we break camp and set out. Everything wet from the few showers over night. Spotting a marmot or something that was big and fluffy early in our paddle. It turned into a gorgeous day and was relatively easy. That is until we come into the current. A few kilometres down from the next dam the wind picked up and so to the river. We fought the current, but then came the fishing lines. We quickly pulled to shore. The currents far to strong to go around the lines that we can barely see. We begin lining the boat in the difficult current. The first fishermen we come to yells at us. M calls back “the currents are too strong.” It flusters us as I pant and strain to hold canoe. We wade out into the water around a tree and under a native platform. I’m up to my chest trying to balance on the roots/ trunk of the tree and pull the canoe through. As we come around the corner of the tree another beach full of lines. These few people, very friendly and answer questions and pose funny. We watch as the bring in a beautiful salmon. This went on for a couple kilometres and by the time we reach the take out I was exhausted. Every part of me. The wind was now ferocious as we throw the packs and canoe up the bank. The canoe begins to blow away and we must tuck it into the tall, thick grass and flip it. We use the barrels to build a little wall to cook some lunch and we both end up falling asleep on the rocks. Once awake we haul the gear to the road and porridge up past the dam. Carrying most of the gear up a steep hill to avoid bringing it all for the portage around. We are up at the campground and it looks to be windier tomorrow. The spot we have has a bathroom and a boat ramp and dock and will do. Plans are to have a rest day tomorrow with many kilometres of cliffs ahead and huge winds it will be too dangerous.
Rest is needed.
Goodnight Neverland
Xxo
Rest is needed.
Goodnight Neverland
Xxo
RSS Feed