Getting Ready

Yes, we're getting ready for a Brigade.

What's a Brigade? it's a canoe trip using Voyaguer Canoes, 26' in our case. There will be some 10 teams of us travelling from Canal Flats, BC to Astoria, OR. All to commemorate David Thompson, the inveterate explorer and mapmaker, who made this trip 200 years ago.

So, we are practicing on the Fraser River, 2 or 3 times a week, depending on our available time. Sometimes in voyageur canoes, sometimes in other boats, like outriggers or dragonboats. We are a diverse lot.

Who are "we"? We are members of the Fort Langley Canoe Club (www.fortlangleycanoeclub.ca). Most of us have been members for some time; a few have joined just for this trip. The Columbia River Voyageur Brigade (www.2011brigade.org)

so, now, what else do I need to think about...

a first aid kit maybe...
a repair kit? yeah.

food? got to get that south of the border.