dropped in just before sunset. I was thinking that I might have to african queen it for 2 miles and walk the boat downriver (which is actually N here, which is weird in its own right) ... but the river was deeper than that so tons of rowing with my accomplice occasionally poling with a kayak paddle from the back.
the river is thin, shallow, and occasionally boggy here ... a couple different times we had to back out and re-direct to a more major channel, all the time in ever-more-thinning light.
we finish I'm the dark at 22:30, and don't get to bed until 00:30.
a let start had us packing the boat haphazard. a late arrival had us disgorging equipment willy nilly. there's no such thing as a "free slug" in endurance travel and clumsy packing technique qualifies. almost certainly we'll pay the price for that tomorrow.
glad to hear you have some forward momentum. (It's all about momentum.)
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I have been thinking about the goal mileage each day for you two. If the river is 2400 miles long, and you intend to go the distance in 10-12 weeks, that is an average of about 30 miles a day to cover. Realizing you will move faster when the river widens and the flow is faster, these first few days / weeks must be maddeningly slow. I wish you comfortable and convenient campsites each night, and cooperative weather.
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