30 August, 2016 (Tyler Gebel)

Another day has come and gone here in the great Boreal Forest of Canada. Day eleven and I can’t believe two weeks are almost done. Today started out pretty well and everyone seemed to be up and ready to go when we needed to be. I even got to take a nice swim to wake myself up. We headed out from our camp near Hay Bay and made our way to the portage of the day and the crossing of the continental divide. The Height of Land Portage was one that proved much easier than the previous ones we did. Maybe we are getting stronger and more communicative too. I think the Crooked Lake float to our campsite tonight was a ride everyone seemed to be getting more familiar with. We are really getting our strokes down and getting better every day. The leaders found the campsite pretty efficiently and I think everyone is digging the slammer. It won’t be long before we hit Missiniabi Lake and Fairy Point. The pictographs will be something truly special to see. Before we know it, we will be switching the tides of water travel where the water moves by itself, whoa. Tonight was Mariah’s life story and she had a pretty cool story to tell. I sit back now and prepare myself for another nice day tomorrow to stay put and make pancakes together. Yay! The trip will soon continue through to contribute to our accomplishment of conquering the Missinabi River. We are truly gaining experience we will cherish forever.