I'm back from summer holidays {no
internet access where I have been, and it has been great to get away from it all, the city life}. One of the trips we went on a week long canoe trip in the
Temagami region in Ontario {the trip was 52+ km of paddling and portaging). We had every weather thinkable {all but snow}, and I have never paddle so hard as I did this time... And its huge to me as I have joint problems and old shoulder injuries, at times I thought my arms would fall right of me. But what trip it was, rain, wind storms, white caps, mud to your knees, sharp rocks and lot of bruises and scrapes... It was fantastic!!!
I
didn't get too much drawing or painting done during this trip {took a ton of pictures}, most was due to nasty weather or from just being beat from a whole day fighting waves and wind. But I did this one of a plant I saw and just fell in love with it {have try to grow it my garden next summer} Bristly Sarsaparilla {
Aralia Hispida, Ginseng family. Ink and watercolour.
Pencil, Ink and Watercolour sketch, wonderful view from an island we stayed on Diamond Lake.
The Trip: Day 1 we started from Sandy Inlet {Ferguson Bay, Lake
Temagami} to Diamond Lake {
apx 13km, 2 portages 760m & 70m). Day 2, rest day on Diamond Lake. Day 3, down to
Wakimika Lake {
apx 12km, 2 portages 390m & 400m... the 390 portage was horrid, all huge sharp and tight fitted
boulders, hard on knees and every inch of the rest of the body}. Day 4, down to
Obibika Lake {
apx 14km, paddle through
Wakimika River, lot of shallow waters and lift overs, oh and one branch in to my face *snap*... We faced a ton of hard head wind, so we had to "
Aquatage" new word I made up, instead of portaging on land, we did it in water} Day 5, to Lake
Temagami {
apx 21km, 2 portages 870m & 570m} I faced one of my fears head on "huge waves, white caps to paddle through"... It was so bad at times the canoe surfed and I could swear my part of the canoe lifted more than 4 feet of the water (I sat in front). Day 6, back to the put in only 2km... But all in head wind, and did I mention that all these lakes are like inland oceans, huge, huge and huge bodies of water and no matter what direction we went, we had head wind {never failed}.
Not a Glam picture!!! Me with my trusted side kick Charlie {we are on one of the portages}, I have Big Betty on my back (about 65 Lbs), plus my hip bag {where I keep my knife, bear spray and bear banger, camera and some other stuff} three paddles and water bottle... {Mr B carries the canoe and a back pack... and later goes back for the
barrel, where we keep our food and hope the bears cant smell it}.
Aquataging {My brother-in-law on the left side and Mr B on the right}, our last
stretch and we were all tired and so ready to go home. But what a trip it was, love it!!!
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I didn't get too much drawing or painting done during this trip {took a ton of pictures}, most was due to nasty weather or from just being beat from a whole day fighting waves and wind. But I did this one of a plant I saw and just fell in love with it {have try to grow it my garden next summer} Bristly Sarsaparilla {Aralia Hispida, Ginseng family. Ink and watercolour.
Pencil, Ink and Watercolour sketch, wonderful view from an island we stayed on Diamond Lake.
The Trip: Day 1 we started from Sandy Inlet {Ferguson Bay, Lake Temagami} to Diamond Lake {apx 13km, 2 portages 760m & 70m). Day 2, rest day on Diamond Lake. Day 3, down to Wakimika Lake {apx 12km, 2 portages 390m & 400m... the 390 portage was horrid, all huge sharp and tight fitted boulders, hard on knees and every inch of the rest of the body}. Day 4, down to Obibika Lake {apx 14km, paddle through Wakimika River, lot of shallow waters and lift overs, oh and one branch in to my face *snap*... We faced a ton of hard head wind, so we had to "Aquatage" new word I made up, instead of portaging on land, we did it in water} Day 5, to Lake Temagami {apx 21km, 2 portages 870m & 570m} I faced one of my fears head on "huge waves, white caps to paddle through"... It was so bad at times the canoe surfed and I could swear my part of the canoe lifted more than 4 feet of the water (I sat in front). Day 6, back to the put in only 2km... But all in head wind, and did I mention that all these lakes are like inland oceans, huge, huge and huge bodies of water and no matter what direction we went, we had head wind {never failed}. 
Not a Glam picture!!! Me with my trusted side kick Charlie {we are on one of the portages}, I have Big Betty on my back (about 65 Lbs), plus my hip bag {where I keep my knife, bear spray and bear banger, camera and some other stuff} three paddles and water bottle... {Mr B carries the canoe and a back pack... and later goes back for the barrel, where we keep our food and hope the bears cant smell it}. 
Aquataging {My brother-in-law on the left side and Mr B on the right}, our last stretch and we were all tired and so ready to go home. But what a trip it was, love it!!!
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