Hey everyone! The boys have started to get busier, on our meeting on Sunday the 17th the boys started by setting up a tarp. It’s a task they will do everyday on trail, and it gives an opportunity for them to utilize the knots they have just learned. Afterwards we went inside and took a look at our kettle pack. The kettle pack is the pack that stores almost all of the crews gear besides the food and anything personal. They got a rundown of what everything is, and how to pack kettle. They split into two teams and had a little friendly competition to see which team could pack the better kettle, some of the other guides were very impressed, they did very well! That was all we had time for!
For our meeting on Saturday the 23rd we crushed a quick portage out, to the red mail box and back. Afterwards we started looking at maps, and started thinking about route ideas. After a shift to starting in Pikangikum the crew has some more flexibility and potential to do what they were wanting to do earlier when first talking about the route. They started putting together potential route ideas, places they could resupply, and how each route may affect which river they may end on. They were getting pretty pumped up and talking over the pros and cons of everything. After getting slightly burnt out they practiced on their knots and P Cord wrapping skills, then finished by eating a very needed meal at McDonalds!
