It seems we need the courage to change the things we can and the wisdom to accept that which we cannot. Obviously the members of the expedition already know this as they needed a hefty dose of courage this morning to get out of their warm dry clothes and jump into their day clothes, still cold and wet from the day before. Nevertheless, they did it in good humour, which demonstrates they are real adventurers.
Downstream from the St. Peter rapids, the canoeist had to face two short class 1 currents, which was a good warm-up. After a few minutes of paddling, everyone was comfortable despite the ambient humidity.
Then came a short portage near Split Rock Falls (some of us frolicked around in the river foam), followed by a dozen or so kilometres of calm water, a nice place to have lunch grouping the canoes into a large raft.
After another small rapids we near Thunder Falls, impossible to shoot even for the experts. So we had a very short portage of the equipment before embarking to cross the river to the base camp, for two consecutive nights.
As we near the campsite, the sun finally comes out, so we could set up the tents in the dry and draw the lines to hang up the equipment for a much needed drying.
Relaxation time for all, some chose to clean up, others went fishing. After the meal, the organisers called on the youngsters to do some introspection of the experience of the last few days, and on those to come. A marshmallow roasting session followed this with a game of Loup-garou (a board game) around the camp fire expertly prepared by Matthew and kept roaring by all.
Tomorrow is a sleep in day, as we will remain at the camp all day.