day 3..

we knew we were not going to make the canoe race this year.

but.. we did see some of the pro & amateur classes boats as they passed us going up stream, then passing us again going down stream.

we finished this year at the canoe race start.

Randy & Philip 12:25pm
Kevin & Scott 12:27pm
James & Kenny 12:29pm

was another great year, we had some fun, a lot of laughs, good company, great work, another adventure in the pocket.

look forward to the Sydenham River canoe trip next year.

Early End

out of the water

trailer here to pick us up early this year

Morning River

what the river looks like this morning

finishing packing up

out and about around camp

GLOVE TREE!!!

day 3, morning

woke up late, wind is going against us, i don’t think we’ll be making the race this year.

plus it’s snowing in some areas

time to clean up, pack up, and move out.

All of us

Philip, Kenny, James, Kevin, Randy & Scott

Randy's Catch

.. Keeping the smell, and whatever else away from camp...

Hanging Around Camp 2

camp 2

at camp 2, new camp, all stayed reasonably dry.. sorta

camp up

camp setup, time to relax and enjoy the fire

more pillars

they go all the way up the hill towards the farm house

a work of art

old train track bridge

last year we stopped on the other side and took pictures.

Lou's Location

One of our Blog readers asked: Where is Lou's located?

Lou’s is Located in Alvinston, Ontario

You can also see the Sydenham River on the east side of town.

Breakfast at Lou's

mmmm. om nom nom

dieppe

this is the section of the trip kevin likes to call ‘dieppe’… gloomy, no winding breaking, water is very still… just a hard section in the morning.

Packed and ready for take-off

randy and philip’s canoe ready to brave the next day and all weather

time to go

fire out, time to go

its raining a bit

camp 1 day 2

some blurry pictures of camp 1 on day 2

it rained for most of the night… randy was still able to create fire with the soggy wood.

the large logs around the fire are the same one’s we leaned and relaxed on last year. it was like we never left.

Happy Campers

... no like camera flash?

Night 1

camp is setup, 3 portages, jamie and kenny get their feet wet.

its too hard to post pictures because of the connection, so ill post texts, and do all pictures after the weekend.

Portage

Portage Ahead

Randy trying to axe out a path.

Ken and James the last to get in

as jamie and ken were almost about to push off, jamie remembered that their paddles were still behind.

canoe in a tree

trolling down the river

A look-back :)

randy steering, james and ken further back

scott and keven ahead

waiting...

getting gear sorted, waiting for Kevin & Scott to arrive

Ready to Launch

ready to launch, and bridge were launching under

Travelling Canoes

canoes travelling to be put on the trailer

2011 Sydenham Canoe Trip

another April, another Canoe Trip and Canoe Race..

this year 6 guys all returning from previous years will be venturing off onto the Sydenham River again for 3 days, 2 nights, and 1 race.

Paddlers are:
-Keven (5th time)
-Kenny (3rd time)
-Jamie (3rd time)
-Scott (4th time, not same Scott from last year)
-Randy (2nd time)
-Philip (2nd time)

Weather Forecast (Sarnia Weather Link, Strathroy Weather Link):
  - Friday High of 9C, Low of 1C, and Sunny
  - Saturday High of 11C, Low of 7C, and Possible Light Rain
  - Sunday High of 9C, Low of 3C, and Sunny with Cloudy Periods

we will be taking off again near Rokeby Line, just North East of Alvinston.

we have cameras, blackberrys and iphones now, so we will be periodically posting images and positions of our trip as we go.

i’m all done packing, but the rest are not.. so now I take off and go help them.

pictures to come, thanks for following.