A Simple Acadian Boy

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Photo By Linda M. Comeau-d'Entremont

When I'm not getting up before breakfast and working between meals for a living... I'm either running the river...trekking the woods... or designing and building kayaks. I much rather be in the wilderness ...with nothing...then be in the modern world with all it's technology ...at least there... everything is real...

An early morning fall run on a still water before facing another day...
here testing my new river design...

but when time permits...I head out deeper inland...
here following a quiet stillwater...

and eventually you get to those areas...
where the modern world no longer exist...
and freedom is regained...

A front view of my Riverlution©...designed for comfort with the capabilities of 3 to 4 day river treks...ease of handling in those tight river corners...however...just at home in those shake and bake white water situations...with fore and aft water tight stowage compartment to keep your valuables safe and dry...

A side view of the Riverlution©...illustrating it's low profile to mantain low wind and water resistance...nevertheless...it has extra knee room not normally found on river kayaks...a blessing on long treks...

Occasionally I get little four legged visitors that come into my workshop to see what's all the racket....usually these are squirrels or chipmunks...but this time is was a young ground hog. I'm here trying to get him to duck his head so I can open the back door so he can be on his way. Our cat is not the bravest thing is the world at the best of times...(my wife turned him into a wimp) but after seeing this little guy...he ran for cover and we didn't see him for three days...I think he thought it was some brain dead...steroid taking mouse...

The fumes...the mess...it's all there...but I enjoy designing and building these "boats"
almost as much as running the rivers in them...

This is what is called "getting down and dirty"...
Here I'm hand brushing the final layer on the forward hatch mould so it will seal properly...hopefully...

Here I'm triming a newly "popped" hull...it's hot outside...it's messy work...and the fibreglass makes you itchy like you wouldn't beleive...and I should be wearing long sleaves...but the heat bothers me more than the itch...and I love every minute...no pressure...no phones...no PCS...no deadlines...no politics...

Not all sites with possible historical significance are located on land...
Here at about 60 feet down I was checking the location of a ship wreck...
A French 44 gun frigate which sank in December 1797...

On another wreck site this wolf fish which was well over 3 feet had decided to claim
for his own territory the "exact" spot we had marked as a location
of some possible remains of an approximately three hundred year old wreck...

As difficult as it might be to beleive...sometimes instructors get a bit lazy... :-)
I was just waiting for some diving students to change tanks during a Rescue Diver Certification course...
And yes...that is an ice flow which I'm floating on...hey...this is the North Atlantic...