Great day indeed!
We had a largish group (13), quite unexpected this late in the year! Everyone had fun, and everyone missed Paul Potvin, even the folks at Patalou Poutine who added an extra poutine to Luc's order just in case Paul showed up...
I didn't run all 5 drops like Luc, Seamus and Mark did. This was exactly one year after I ran the same river and ended up having an all-expenses-paid one week holiday on Smyth Road, so was happy just to be there. It was nice to see the lines demonstrated on the first two drops, so will do them next time.
But also happy that I discussed the meat line on the right at the last drop with two paddlers, including the other Luke, and we ran it without problem. I still went too far right...
The boof line at the washing machine was really nice. Many executed it well, including Marc G. Speaking of him, this time he was inside his kayak when it performed the seal launch... Let's say that the same kayak was a bit frisky last time we were there, and could not wait for its owner to be in it before flying into the water.
Thanks Yannick for the ride and for filming all seal launches (except for his own)! We are waiting for a little YouTube action! Cheers!
--C.