We’ve adopted an early to bed, early to rise paddling schedule so the picture above is me making breakfast before sunrise. Today’s paddle was fantastic! The coastline was rocky and treed with several Bald Eagles keeping watch as we paddled by.

We watched our tides carefully today as we needed to passage under the Curtis Causeway into the Dildo Run. This small gap you see above has all of the tidal flow through it so timing is critical to avoid paddling against intense tidal currents that can create hazardous whirlpools under the bridge or simply make it impossible for a kayak to pass through.

We met Lindy Rideout at his place in the back of Intricate Harbour yesterday. He is a Newfoundland kayak-building legend and has guided this region for decades. He gave us local beta about a “sneak route” that we could use in the Dildo Run if it was running in the incorrect direction. This sneak including unloading the kayaks and portaging across the end of the causeway and reloading. Better than not progressing but a heck of a lot of work. We are grateful we were granted easy passage.

The area we are paddling is known to have been an important area for the Beothuk people. We are respectfully paddling through the same waters they did and camping in places they lived.

Our camping, paddling, and navigation routines are all coming together nicely. Routines polished shiny like tumbled rocks. We’re dropping into our groove. Paddling was fantastic today. We arrived at the provincial park moments before the skies opened. Fortunately, we’re quick with our tarp-pitching skills. A warm shower felt great but climbing back into damp clothes, not so much.

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An Audio Post from Dildo Run Provincial Park

We are conducting this expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support!