Sitting here, the wake of Thin Lizzy, Rush Sturges on the box, mosquito bites and a nice paddlers tan (to the knuckles), I think to myself, life is sweet. Over the last 2 weeks I completed raft training with Riverrun on the Ottawa River, as well as having 6 kayak trips including a weekend on buseater. Raft training means up at 6am and 2 trips per day, 4-5 hours each. Mash this with a few nights on the beer, a te-hi and a poor man’s diet means I’m pretty wrecked.
My body aches, left hand weak, right arm swollen, covered in bites, shoulder tweaked, lips blistered (awful), and last but not least head exhausted. Today was my rest day, I only spent 4 hours in a kayak, Dragons Tongue was nice!
Ottawa River is steady at 15-16 foot. Buseater is surging, greening the odd time between rides. When you hit that wave all hell breaks lose. You are always carving, trying not to bounce off time. If you can make it to the top you’ll have a nice 6-8 foot of ramp to charge down and air your way to bliss! The river has been excellent. There are a few different smaller waves and I’ve been making the most of them while there in. It’s been great.
The weather is changing tomorrow; a low pressure system is arriving. I’m going to chill out for the day. I have a few jobs to do, but I really don’t think I’ll have the motivation to get anything done! It’s so calm here; I just want to enjoy the break from the last crazy 4 weeks.
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