Category Archives: Summer, 2014

Sokatisewin Lake, July 26

Awoke about 6:40.  It sounded windy out, but it was not raining.  The wind was from the north east, so for the most part was behind us today, as we paddled on our last day to end at Slim’s Camp … Continue reading

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A Rainy Day, July 25

About 5 am I heard misting rain, or so I thought as it woke me from sleep.  It stopped almost right away, so then I thought perhaps it was just the sound of bugs on our tent, because there were … Continue reading

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Wintego Rapids, July 24

Away today at our usual time, on another beautiful calm morning with no wind.  We paddled south around the island, (it was an interesting question as to which was actually shorter, north or south).  We could see that the “antenna” … Continue reading

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Wapumon Gorge, July 23

Not sure why we were a little bit slower today, as we got up at the same time, it was beautiful, warm and dry, but we didn’t get on the water until 8:40. It is another beautiful evening.  It was … Continue reading

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Kettle Falls and the Rapids of Iskwatam Lake, July 22

Up at 6:30, on the water by 8:25.  It was very, very foggy when we awoke.  You could not even see the island just a few hundred metres away.  It didn’t seem terribly damp though, and the fog pretty much … Continue reading

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Uskik Lake, July 21

We slept in a bit this morning and didn’t get up until 6:30. It was a nice night, and a nice morning.  There wasn’t a lot of wind as we got going, and what there was from the north-west so … Continue reading

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Trade Lake, July 20

It was actually quite dry when we left this morning.  We got up early, about 5:40, and were on the water by 10 to 8.  There was quit a bit of blue sky when we got up, but it was … Continue reading

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Canoeing with Graeme, Stanley to Drinking Lake, July 19

Graeme didn’t arrive from Estevan last night — it’s a very long drive — until after 1 am. We did get up though at 6 am, and were finished his packing and on the road by 7:55. It rained sporadically as … Continue reading

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