August 22
Seven club members braved the heat to take a trip on the Interprovincial zip line between Ontario and Quebec.
For $45 you get a 40 second ride across the Ottawa river. This is a just gotta do it type of trip. Take the ride at https://interzip.ca/en
On August 21, 16 paddlers from the Chesterville Kayak Club visited Morris Island. Launching from the parking lot we crossed the Ottawa river to the Quebec side. This is one of my favourite paddles as the landscape is very northern shield. No cottages and very few other boats makes this a scenic and serene paddle.
After paddling for a couple of hours we took a well deserved break a little beach and picnic area. Had something to eat and went for a swim.
Returning to the parking lot the the day was finished with a BBQ and party and Jim and Claudette’s. A great day.
The park is located in Ile Perrot and has kayaks, paddle boards, and canoes for rent or you can launch your own boat.
Here is the what3words location https://w3w.co/cube.thunder.paddock
Paddling today was Drew, Natalie, Evelyn, Susan, and myself.
We paddled south towards Sainte Anne de Bellevue heading towards Dowker Island. The water was very calm with little wind to help cut the high heat. We paddled approximately 9 kilometres.
We followed that up with a quick bite at Patate & Persil located at 9 Av. Saint-Charles, Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC J7V 2K3
Sunday, August 15
Arrived Wednesday evening
In the locks at Smith Falls with 13 canoes of army soldiers celebrating 150 of their regiment by paddling 150Km on our way to Merrickville
Leaving Thursday morning for our shortest paddle 10Km but probably our wettest. Stuck at the locks for a couple of hours due to repair work.
Day 1
Started off at 6 am to meet up with Heather for the drive to Kingston.
Due to house builders causing Martin problems he has had to drop out.
Met up with Bob and Marilyn in Kingston at a small beach to launch the kayaks.
The Casques Îles hike is a 53km hike from Rossport, Ontario to Terrence Bay, Ontario
After driving from Sault Sainte Marie I arrived in Rossport around 2 in the afternoon. I checked that I had everything I needed for the hike, loaded up my pack at 23lbs, and headed out at about 2:20. The trail is relatively easy to follow with a few overgrown areas that you just have to watch out for. The trail starts out flat and I manges to maintain 3k/hr for the first couple of hours. The terrain then changed to a more rocky trail with lots of ups and downs to lookouts and streams. No sign of bears except for a big pile of bear scat right in the middle of the trail. That was the only sign of wildlife I saw. After seven hours of hiking I reached Rainbow Falls just in time to get a campsite before they closed. Setup my tent, grabbed a quick meal, had a shower, and collapsed into bed know I needed an early start for another 15km the next day.
Follow the adventures of Cindy, Jo-Ann, Lawrence, and Miles as we explore the beautiful Killarney Provincial Park in Ontario.
The reservations are made. Plans are set. Lift-off is Saturday with a 5.5-hour drive to our first stop Restoule Provincial Park.
Restoule Provincial Park was our first stop on our Killarney adventure. Here we went through everyone’s bag to double check we weren’t carrying extra gear on the upcoming portages.
With a quick pack up we left Restoule by 7 am to make sure we got to George Lake Killarney for our 11 am water taxi to Baie Fine. After a little scare with one of the cars running low on fuel we managed to find a gas station with about 8 km left in the tank. Clear driving from there to George Lake.
After checking in at the park office it was off to Killarney Outfitters to see about the water taxi and rental canoes.
After confirming our canoes and water taxi we drove into the town of Killarney to the marina to load up the water taxi.
Our captain for the water taxi to Baie Fine was Ted East, owner of Killarney Outfitters, who has been a supporter of the Killarney area since 1964. He can be seen in the video about paddle in Killay. https://youtu.be/-AmR6qRbP6Q
Our first campsite at Baie Fine in an area called The Pool
The club couldn’t have picked a better day to go back to 1000 Islands. Launching from the kayak boat launch located next to Joel Stone Heritage Park https://w3w.co/upshot.eardrum.landmarks we paddled to the shipwreck, Halfmoon Bay, and a large Osprey nest. Taking a break for lunch to eat and swim.
Followed by a small bonfire 
Last year’s trip to French River https://photos.app.goo.gl/weoSJMNEJMGD5Uu98
All photos here