Comfort camp: June 4th

This morning the forecasted rains arrived on land but spared the paddlers. I decided we could all use a little easy camping and reserved a chalet at the Narrows. Tonight was scheduled to be a wilderness camp but schedules can change with the weather and with the energy of the crews. Bill is still recovering from the Brigade Bug while Michel and I split the day at a crew change on our first day back. For the others, who have been covering extra paddling duty for as much as a week, it was a tiring day in the waves of Lake Manitoba.



After paddling from 5am to 2:30pm, most of the crew enjoyed a long soak in the hot tube. Everyone enjoyed a fantastic BBQ meal prepared by Bill & Sharon. While watching Detroit beat Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup final game I slipped outside to take these shots of our very comfortable camp. And our best decision of the day was to shuttle the canoe tomorrow morning by road and cut our paddling from about 55km down to less than 15km. This is a long trip and rest is needed by everyone or injuries will mount. Tomorrow afternoon we will arrive by canoe on the beach in front of our cabin and be swarmed by about 250 school children.

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