Friday,
July 20th 2001
A Day at the OWL White Water Rafting at the Ottawa
River
The Ottawa river was shaped roughly 12000 years ago after the last great Ice Age.
This area was covered with 3 km thick glacier ice. Today we did not see a lot back of that
in terms of temperature.... We had sunny weather and over 30 degrees. However, the shape
of the landscape caused by this and the river are wonderfully beautiful !! For obvious
reasons we have no pictures from the rafting itself, but believe me, it was great! We
experienced many fast "rapids" with high waves followed by beautiful quiet
waters (so called "Eddies" ??) Very friendly and knowledgeable guides, who could
tell a lot about the river and nature around. We had plenty opportunity to swim and
"bodysurf" in the river in between the rapids, which had great names by the way.
What would you think of "Greyhound Bus Eater" ??? The waves were sure large
enough.... After 4 hours on the river, we were picked up by Pontoon boats, which brought
us back to the camp. During this relaxing 45 min tour, we had an on board barbecue !! nice
way to end a great day in and on the water....
Below are e few pictures of us, finally getting in the real summer and water sports mood.......
and warmed up for the real work !