After about 9 months of planning we left early one June morning and headed towards Dokis First Nation in Ontario, Canada. We arrived in time to experience their annual Pow Wow. From there it was a short drive to the Dokis marina where we oflloaded our gear and boats, loaded up and headed in a northeasterly direction for Bob's Bay. This is where we spent our first night on a slab of Canadian shield and thick moss. 

The next day we woke up to a stunning sunrise. We explored Bob's Bay after breakfast where we saw a baby fisher, loons and enjoyed beautiful surroundings. Back at camp for lunch and packing up to go further north towards Canoe Pass. We had a good tail wind and arrived at Kennedy Island where we stopped to have a look at the hieroglyphics after which we were greeted by a couple of Bald Eagles. Late afternoon we arrived at our next site, home for the next three nights.

Day three was an all-day paddle on Marsh Bay with the challenge to find an old portage trail, we found it and took the short hike back and forth, had lunch on an island before we headed all the way to the west after which we turned around to head back to camp. Time for a swim, dinner and campfire. Woke up in the middle of the night to enjoy an amazing night sky.

On the fourth day we headed north through canoe pass and onto Lake Nipissing with a stop over on Sandy Island in seach of ice cream. Around noon we left the lake and picked up the French River. We had lunch on one of the many campsites and continued our paddle around Burnt Island. Mid afternoon a thunderstorm rolled in and we quickly changed course to put ourselves leeward of one of the many islands.

Our last night here brought us another stellar night sky as well as a racoon in camp; but with all food and trash properly stored and hung it didn't stay long. After breakfast we packed, loaded and headed back towards Dokis for our longest paddle towards where the Hall river meets the French. The last couple of miles were the hardest of the whole trip, strong head winds and no place for shelter. We ended up follwing the shoreline, passed by an Osprey nest and crossed over to our island site only to find it the worst one of the whole trip. Luckily there was another island nearby that was free so we made camp there. 

The next day we broke camp for the final time, loaded up and headed back through the same channel. Unfortunately, the winds had shifted, and we once again had a head wind. But that soon was all forgotten when we encountered two curious River Otters. Around noon we were back at the put-in and loaded up. On the way out we had lunch in the parking lot of the French River visitor center and visited the museum.

In total we paddled around 88 km