Saturday, September 22, 2007

Here's some Video

This is some evening-scape on an Island between Spanish and Little Current. The geography of this camp site was drastically different from our trip to that point. The Island was made of limestone and not the granite of the Canadian shield. The water was perfectly clear and the layers of limestone formed ideal flat steps starting from beneath the water and rising to the area where we had set up the tent along the shore. We arrived at this site after braving open rough water and rain an hour earlier. We chose not to continue to Little Current due to high waves and this site, in the lea of the wind, proved perfect. We were even greeted by an otter that hung around watching the novel humans. The day ended with a post storm sunset....and of course the moon that followed for the first week.

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"The Route" Then and Now

"The Route" Then and Now
A section of a map of the fur trade route followed by Rene Menard in the late 1600's. The "Journey of Citizenship" started in Sault Ste Marie on August 24/07 and has a planned completion date of September 12/07 in Ottawa.

.....and the journey has begun

.....and the journey has begun
Ben demonstrates a potential new Olympic sport....Canooling

Photos from the start of the journey

Photos from the start of the journey
last minute preparations

As well-wishers cheered, off they went.