Ile Flottant

A way of preparing eggs I have never tried, but fortunately I have tasted....

Bonaventure River Map updated -- page 2

The second page with the most important question answered: can you portage the first R2-R3 section near the waterfall. Our challenge was should we go with one of our party not quite ready to take on R3. We wanted an out in case she wanted to portage. The short answer is yes. A trail on river right takes you through the bush some 250-300 meters (paced it off myself) but manoeuvering a canoe through there would be challenging due to the underbrush. It should only be necessary in low water. The canyon section to follow is impassable by land, so I recommend you build up to it by running the first R2-R3 section at the waterfall.

Right after the canyon there's a beautiful mini beach and swimming hole in a right hand slow meander. Good lunch stop.

The Bonaventure River Map, updated

The errors of omission in the Bonaventure River map are annoying. Here's an annotated version we used to descend from km 120 on August 1st to August 5th, 2010. Page 1. A big creek at Ruisseau Triangle coming from the right-hand side is obvious -- the Ruisseau Triangle is overgrown and almost invisible. A big cut bank is visible at km104 and a good swimming hole at about km102.

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Stationery Village

A Fake Book!

This book may provide an inspiration for my accordion playing... although what is 8/16ths time and 11/8ths time?

gardening vid

Gibby's Field -- a work connection made

I met Dan Fass as he made a donation to the Italian Cultural Centre library: he was giving a booklet about the history of streams in the Cedar Cottage neighbourhood. Now underground, Gibson Creek once ran south to north along Clark Drive to False Creek. The field is not three blocks from my house. I am living on part of the Gibson farm. In fact, reading the document, it comes to light that the land was developed in 1911, when the area was serviced by a road and electricity. My house was built in 1911! Lucky 1336 may have been one of the first to be built!

There is still a few remnants of this landscape: many of our city parks coincide with areas that were once waterways.

Here's the booklet downloadable for free!