Arrival Update

Well, the last day isn't the last day....Red sky in morning sailors take warning ...We left Arnprior early in the morning and spent a bit more time than usual finding the portage around the dam without good maps. Later going downstream ...on an unknown lake making up the Ottawa River a wind blowing against us has grounded us till further notice(15km from the city)...quelle domage...but a storm is still beautiful ...hopefully we'll arrive at our destination late morning tomorrow.

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.