I am shortly to leave Aleks cottage and head back to Ottawa to catch my flight to Yellowknife in order to begin the next chapter of my adventure. I have had a wonderful weekend with Aleks and his friends [ Lana, Liko, Sasha, Gaga, Heather, Bo, Italia and Peter ] and am very grateful to them for allowing me to share the bank holiday weekend with them - and also the great photography ! As well as paddling the whitewater of the Madwaska we have been hiking in the close by hills and swimming & paddling in the local Palmer Rapids Lake. The weather has been absolutely glorious and Aleks gave me a lesson in his solo whitewater canoe which was new skills to me and also harder than it looks.
I can't thank Aleks enough for all the help he has given me over the last few months in planning this trip and making me feel so welcome here in Palmer Rapids. Getting to know Aleks has had a major impact on what I've been able to achieve in organising this trip and finally meeting him & paddling with him has had a huge impact on me personally. I am thinking too that I've perhaps had a small influence on him...as last night when he phoned Lynette she asked why he was speaking with a British accent !
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Sarah we all very much enjoyed your company, not to mention all the help with food and paddling! We are following your adventure with a keen eye and a little envy, too! There'll be so much to tell after. Hope we see you at one of the future Wilderness Canoe Symposiums here in Toronto. Be safe, Aleks
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