10:00 am: Started paddling 5:30 pm: Found campsite Today’s distance: 25.4 mi. Trip Total: 311.1 mi. GPS Readings (UTM) Lunch: 12V 483857 6518057 Camp: 12V 485604 6532912 |
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| We had breakfast at the motel. Prior to eating, we moved the canoes to the water and packed them. Paul had filled the water containers the previous day. Charlie V stopped by while we finish packing and we talked for awhile. It took about 45 minutes to get to the Rochers where we took the eastern most channel north. After lunch we came to Little Rapids. Because of the low water caused by the Bennett dam in British Columbia, a weir had been built across the river to help keep the water at a more favorable level in the delta. A tramway helped boats get past this weir. It consisted of a flatbed cart that traveled over railroad tracks and was pulled by a cable. The power source was a gasoline engine that ran the pulley. We tried to start it but it would only run for a short time. In looking for the gas tank, we found that the hose was not attached to a tank, but was designed to run off the outboard motor gas carried in each boat. Not having any gas, we were ready to start carrying the gear when Paul thought of our Coleman gas. We tried it and it worked beautifully (the motor did not require oil in the gas). We got one canoe across when a boat pulled up heading in the opposite direction. We unloaded our canoe and loaded their boat on the trolley. The party consisted of three women, a man and a child. One of the women looked familiar so I asked some questions. It turned out that she used to work at the museum in Ft. Chip and was the person who told me where to look for the nails two years ago. They were returning home from their cabin that was the next cabin we would come to. Paul was not feeling well and we had to make a few stops because of diarrhea. Apparently it had started before we left the motel. We found a campsite shortly after the tram. We setup camp and Paul went to bed and did not eat supper. After supper and cleanup, Chris fished and caught a nice northern pike. |
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