Today's big job was printing and laminating the maps. Whilst the route is obvious it will help allot to have a good idea of where we are along the way. This is especially important when trying to find the B&Bs as they all have directions by road but very few know the landmarks by water.
This involved printing and laminating 13 A4 maps (thanks Jo) which we will attach (one at a time) to the decks of our kayaks. In addition to the interest of following our progress we will use them to measure distance & speed, and prepare for obstacles such as the Bruce Tunnel.
The tunnel is about 450 meters long and we go through it towards the end of on day 2. We are carrying head torches and plan to paddle really really fast, hoping that any canal boat coming in the other direction is paying attention (don't worry mum it is safe - honest).
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