Frontenac Provincial Park

July 27 - 29, 2004

Trip Reports

Frontenac Provincial Park

Trip Preparation
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
What worked well
Lessons Learned

Algonquin Spring Fishing 2005

Petawawa River

Trip Preparation

As I mentioned, part of this trip was just proving to ourselves that we could make it work with the kids. So we did an ORCA Flatwater course in June, mostly as a refresher and because we wanted to start working toward some instructor and trip leader certifications (still have a ways to go there). We also booked the Frontenac trip for the week after our whitewater course at MKC.

In addition, we made a point of getting everyone out in the canoe more regularly and practiced dumping the canoe at the cottage. Our 8 year could get back in the flooded canoe on his own and on this relatively calm day was able to control the canoe paddling solo.

The day before the trip, we packed everything up, loaded the canoe with all the gear, the 2 adults, 3 kids and the dog and went for a paddle. When we paddled over the the neighbours, Ken came on down and commented (before he could see in the canoe) "You wouldn't want to add the gear to that now would you". Once they realized that the canoe was already loaded, they agreed that it was looking pretty good.

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