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Georgian Bay Kayak and Canoe Festival Recap |
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Written by David H. Johnston
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
White Squall in Parry Sound put on another fantastic kayak
and canoe festival. Sadly, I was only able to be there for the Sunday but I
heard that Saturday was well worth it.
The weather over the weekend wasn't very good and it had an
effect on the number of people there but it basically meant that it was all
keeners anyways so that was OK. Saturday, it poured rain all day. One of those
good old fashioned steady rainstorms. Luckily, it didn't rain on Sunday but we
were left with really cold temperatures in the morning followed by high winds
in the afternoon.
I was OK with it as I had the old dry suit running and piles
of fleece underneath.
I found myself out on the water all day helping out with a
couple sessions as well as leading a couple of Greenland
clinics. Other then that, I basically fooled around out on the water.
It was always great to see some old friends and meet new
people. I finally got a chance to meet friend of the site, Mike Allen who runs Breaking
Waves Eco-Adventures. He presented this weekend on the Leave No Trace program
as well as an intro to birding.
Tim and the gang at White Squall always puts on a fantastic
weekend and if you didn't get a chance to get there this year, book it in your
calendar for next year. I know that you won't be disappointed.
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