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My wife was born and raised in that area and now that I canoe camp, I have thought about going back to see things from water level. Thanks for the trip report!

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Amazing trip report, thank you for taking the time. And thank you for adding the part about the trip out.

Easy for me to say, because it isn't my canoe, but that doesn't look particularly problematic. If you really wanted to, you could cut a fillet into the crack and fill it with gel coat or thick epoxy.

Thanks for sharing, Glenn. Thats a place I've never heard of.

You are, of course, correct. Shock value statements aside, this was something I asked about at Canoecopia and was told that "there is no way these pods are coming off". I assumed they were at least using a full contact patch of epoxy or vinylester. Appears not.

If they are using RTV to anchor the seats and drywall poppets (equivalent) to anchor the yokes, my opinion of Swift just took a serious hit. I have a Shearwater and it is fantastic. But, it has standard-hung seating on aluminum gunwales and a clamp-on yoke system.

Reversed course this morning and hit a takeout to the south. Looks like they found a shuttle of some kind and are now at the train station in Senneterre. Good effort team. That was undoubtedly quite an exercise in mental toughness. Way to go.

Yup, portage was bad. 🫠

Pretty good stretch today. Hitting camp at 21:30... Looks like they are in the bush tonight.

Pretty good progress today. Looks like at least one tough portage. Definitely a beach for the night, at which they did not arrive until after 8p EST.

It was, indeed, ice. They've been battened in all day today as well. "Stymied by ice once again, the wind has blow what hasn't melted into the north end of the next lake. Back at the dam trying to stay warm in our tent shelter."

Water temp at <40f... brutal.

Thanks for the link! It says deburred and polished edges and joints, which i find rare on most chinesium off-label products. Is the fit and finish up to snuff?

Retracing could be tricky with the rivers and channels at spring melt levels. He mentioned a "tuneup rapid" on the 9th. They currently have a pretty clear shot at a provincial route to their east (red circle). That would *maybe* give them an opportunity for pickup depending on road conditions...

Looks like an out-and-back today. Hopefully not ice again. Note says they had a good camp last night and they are (were) heading out for another day of paddling.

Man, they covered some serious ground today! Looks like a nice beach for a reward. *edit* That is not a beach, it is some kind of dam.

No messages yesterday, but progress!

Looking at the sat images from 04/27, the closest open water I could find was over 130km south. Man, I feel for him.