Friday, September 14, 2007

See you in Ottawa...

We made it to Arnprior for dinner after being tossed around by waves and fighting a headwind on Chats Lake most of the way. We're excited that tonight may be our last night tenting....yeah... The morning was a pleasant paddle past a pulp mill and scenic bridge over the Ottawa River. The town of Portage du Fort...the one we had been dreading (where Ontario Hydro has a huge dam and since the town has "portage" in its name, it must be brutal) has an easy portage and the canoe seemed especially light. Since the most commonly asked question is what do you eat,....I had peanut butter and banana sandwiches for bkfst, some scrambled eggs with multi grain bread for lunch and more pb sandwiches and half a large pizza with pepperoni, green pepper, and sausage for dinner with orange juice not from concentrate to wash it down.

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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.