Famous Boats - R.V. Calypso. Jacques Cousteau's converted minesweeper became his most famous ship for oceanographic research. A little bit of underwater archeology, some films, the invention of scuba and perhaps most importantly, his environmental work for our oceans. I'm too young to have seen his original groundbreaking films (going to have to go look them up), but seems like he opened a new world up to humanity. Pretty cool!
Hope these caches act as an invitation to come paddle here. This is a beautiful stretch of water that I have never seen a power boat on as there is very little access (if at all) for them. 15 paddle strokes takes you into nature and beautiful wild life habitats. This is my new addition with a few more to caches to come I hope soon. Often spot Great Blue Herons, turtles, water fowl of so many types, frogs, fish and so much more on every paddle here. Other years there has been an osprey on the adjacent island but I've not seen him or her this year. Love pictures in the logs if you can. Fall colours are lovely here but any day you can be on the water with wind and sun is a good day! The container itself is a Centifruge Tube with a rite in rain paper log book (also in plastic baggie), zip tied (hopefully) pretty securely. You will need to bring your own writing device and possibly tweezers.
This is part of a water series I'm putting out and I'm using famous boats as my theme as I paddle my canoe on these beautiful rivers and lakes. It won't be as impressive a series as the Dar-ing series of dadndaughter fame. Check those ones out if you love paddling around here. But maybe we can call it a tribute to that fun series that I'm still trying to finish. They are awesome! Hoping that this cache will be a nice addition to my series in here to go with the Cram Road Canoe Launch (GCAY3MJ) which is probably the best starting point for this one. (And some new dadndaughter caches too)
Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists information on "Lanark County canoe and kayak journeys" is a good starting point for resources and information if you are unfamiliar with this area. That information leads off with 'follow up to date paddling safety practices, conditions are subject to change, and many routes should be avoided during spring floods'. All of which is good advice. While keeping that advice in mind I've paddled this section of the river a half dozen times each year with family and friends and never been worried, but I always respect the water. Water levels and speed of currents can change a lot in different seasons so please be safe. The water level in mid May was pretty high and strong but my 12 year old and myself were able to overcome it and a bit of a headwind. Our return was super easy!
Hope you enjoy! Happy Paddling