Adventures in the outdoors
Not having a campsite booked for the weekend after the long weekend in July was a little upsetting. There were originally other plans which meant we were not going to be able to camp, but those plans fell through. Since we had no camping was booked, we decided to make a day trip to Algonquin Provincial Park to do some canoeing.
With few days left before we head out on our big adventure, I took advantage of this time to take my son on an overnight canoe trip. It had to be close, short, and minimal to easy portaging and canoeing. This would be his first time canoeing in the bow of our canoe, and my first time taking him on a canoe trip alone.
I had just completed a multi-day solo canoe trip in Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park, and I decided to try something a little different. Actually there were a few things different on this trip for me. Firstly I was using a solo Swift Keewaydin 15 ft canoe, then I decided I would try to get all my gear into our 60L barrel.
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2018 is a big year for me… I’ll be turning 40 later this year, and there are a number of “things” I’ve been wanting to check off my list. This trip was just one part. I’ve recently complete a one night solo canoe trip, where the canoeing was very minimal, and there were no portages. My next solo trip I was planning had to be bigger. So, here I go with this trip.
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