We had another wonderful weekend at the Madawaska Kanu Centre. I will discuss the whitewater events and post some pictures sent to me by Dave Robinson. Hopefully someone else can post on the flat-water and hiking events.
Friday night saw people arrive and share conversation around the fire. On Saturday following breakfast the whitewater gang set off to paddle the lower Madawaska. The weather was great and we had good water levels, which made for a fun day. We returned in time for sauna and snacks before a lovely supper. Before and during supper a DVD made by Matthew Eberly from a summer trip on the Chapleau River entertained us. Following supper we gathered to honour two recently deceased members - Jay Neilson (tribute by husband Frank) and Bob Bignell (tribute by Allan Jacobs). William Sleeth did an excellent presentation on the Moisie River, a trip he recently completed in Sept 2013. The next day, the whitewater gang paddled the middle Madawaska. This time the weather was not as cooperative but I think everyone still enjoyed the paddle despite being rather wet by the end of the run. Thanks to Jon and Dian (the organizers) and MKC for making our Fall meeting so much fun.
