My first time on the Gatineau!
Rain held off - we even had a few patches of blue sky - and Annie, Cleo, Christian and I had the whole river to ourselves.
What a change from the raft infestation and long eddy line-up.
I was expecting something harder, and being my first time, I went for the normal lines and should have explored some harder lines.
This was definitively easier than the main at the 14.5 level it was yesterday.
Most rapids are single steps, on the normal lines, except Haute Tension; you just have one move to do than a bit of a wave train and pool.
Haute Tension required a bit of navigation around the holes and features and had a hell of a nice big wave "a la" Lower No Name in high water. Zoom-zoom.
Cleo went for harder lines while Annie, Christian and I took the normal lines.
Sometimes congesting the line (Gee, there is only 4 of us in the whole river)...or even piling up...OK from now on, Christian, you're in front.
The Haute Tension/Wall is the only one that was more concerning for me as it looked much more difficult than the others.
I managed - somehow - a hell of an nose ender in the eddy line of Haute Tension. My nose just got swallowed in a whirlpool.
Interesting stop at Le Corbeau on the old log jam in the middle of the river, highlighting the lives of raftmen/draveurs.
We missed Cleo doing the boof on the right side of Le Corbeau; looks like he missed it as well.
Lunch on the beach, checking out deer footprints in the soft sand.
Tiny bit of creeking at Bonnet Rouge under the bridge.
Not a sole (or a soul I should say) in sight, but the 2 old ladies wishing us a nice day on the river.
But they looked really happy to see their first clients that weekend.
Water was colder than the Ottawa, but not really cold. Colder on the hands at least.
Nice colors in the trees.
Overall, nice, quiet, relaxing dry day for me, in excellent company.
Annie,
J'ai tout laiss? ? Christian vu qu'il habite plus proche et qu'il est disponible toute la fin de semaine prochaine.
De plus, moins de questions de mon ?pouse face aux effets d'une jeune et ?l?gante bip?de.
Hey, hey, maybe La Rouge next...
A+
LD
