Camblin - Petite Mecatina Update
Sept 26th Update - Have recieved word from Patrick that he has made it off the Moisie safely. He put in at 2.30pm Monday (the 21st) and got off today (the 26th) just after noon. Less than 5 full days to get down 380kms solo.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 19th - Just recieved this update from Patrick:
"Well, it doesn't look like the Mecatina is going to happen this year. I arrived in Natashquan (20hours north east of Ottawa) last Sunday with the river at the optimal 300cms. The rain started and the float plane was grounded for 3 days - when it was finally cleared to fly the river was spiking hard. With only 4 days left to get down to catch the once-a-week ferry and the high likelihood that the gorge would be unrunnable I decided to wait it out with the plan of flying Sunday. It's Saturday now, and despite the continued clear weather the river is still rising, currently at 970cms... triple the flow of our 2007 descent.
I've just been waiting up here alone for a week and i'm over it. I really just want to do some boating. I'm going to drive up to Labrador City today and start down the Pekans/Moisie again... 380kms on my own down to Sept-Iles.
Thanks for all the support that came through for the solo Mecatina trip... Pretty anticlimactic end to the many months it occupied my mind but as the trailer park boys would say it's "the way she goes"... Hoping to make it down the Moisie in 7days, otherwise i'll be getting pretty hungry out there."
