In the rain, a Frenchmen staying at the B&B was excited to see us off on our journey and take pictures. When we told him we were engaged, he said “If you guys can go on trips like this together, you’ll always be together. That’s how we did it.” He nodded toward his wife, still in love after some 50 years.
The river flowed much lower than it had two weeks earlier, so the bed and breakfast’s dock now sat on dry land.
We arrived at our first portage after about 5 minutes of paddling. We had scouted it while the mechanic patched out tire, so we knew what to do.
We had to carry the boats only a short distance so we took out the water and the other especially heavy bags. Supplies refreshed, this turned out to be quite a lot. The river narrowed into three necks, each with a short steep drop. We carried the heavy gear down the smooth rock face, and launched just beneath a small waterfall.
Not long after, we found a small wood beside Matagami and a hiking trail to pitch our tent on.
See pictures here!
GPS coordinates: 49.7629, -77.62143
The river flowed much lower than it had two weeks earlier, so the bed and breakfast’s dock now sat on dry land.
We arrived at our first portage after about 5 minutes of paddling. We had scouted it while the mechanic patched out tire, so we knew what to do.
We had to carry the boats only a short distance so we took out the water and the other especially heavy bags. Supplies refreshed, this turned out to be quite a lot. The river narrowed into three necks, each with a short steep drop. We carried the heavy gear down the smooth rock face, and launched just beneath a small waterfall.
Not long after, we found a small wood beside Matagami and a hiking trail to pitch our tent on.
See pictures here!
GPS coordinates: 49.7629, -77.62143
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