During the eight days of this expedition, we saw it all: rain and fair weather, high and low tide, easterly and westerly winds! Today, we have the wind at our backs to get to our last campsite. A welcome situation as we undertake the return trip, the expedition part of our adventure now coming to an end. We have a long way to go, nearly twenty kilometres. While we are not retracing our steps exactly, we will paddle by each island where we slept before reaching Pointe aux morts, on dry land.

It was quite an experience to have the wind at our backs. Paddling, we raced over the water, what a feeling. Indeed, we were flying! We were comfortable despite the size of the waves. To give you an idea, at times we lost sight of the kayak in front of us for a brief moment before it reappeared on top of the next wave. With our tandem kayaks, it was easy to sail under such conditions and the teenagers enjoyed it. They did sing each day, but today there was a special kind of energy, probably because of the wind coming in from the sea.

Safely at destination, everyone got busy. A now familiar routine, the campsite was up in a flash, instructions are no longer necessary, well nearly! Today, we had the best hot dogs and hamburgers in the whole world. Might as well tell you, everything tastes better outdoors. The wind has died down and we spent a wonderful evening, our last, around the campfire. We knew, without saying it, that this was our last evening together, in isolation and away from civilization. There was a bit of nostalgia in the air, but I believe everyone knew that these memories would be with us forever.

Today was a superb day. As our own Alex-Anne said: “It was like the roller-coaster at La Ronde, without the queues.”

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