2023-01-03T08:30:02Z
I headed to Arpin this past weekend to rent a canoe for a threeday journey down the Restigouche River There I found an amazing setup with over eighty canoes of different styles and sizes We chose a seventeenfoot Old Town model and were given safety gear maps garbage bags and more The girl working was incredibly friendly and bilingual not to mention very easy 2023-01-03T08:30:02Z
I headed to Arpin this past weekend to rent a canoe for a threeday journey down the Restigouche River There I found an amazing setup with over eighty canoes of different styles and sizes We chose a seventeenfoot Old Town model and were given safety gear maps garbage bags and more The girl working was incredibly friendly and bilingual not to mention very easy on the eyes She got us set up in no time so we could unload our gear directly into the canoe from our vehicle by the river The river itself was beautiful with signs marking gulches and campsites that matched up with the map provided it was great how you could always tell where you were in relation to your destination On day one we got a late start so paddled for around three hours until we reached our first site Hafford There were fire pits covered areas with big stone fireplaces in case of rain picnic tables and even an outhouse Ive been in campgrounds less wellmaintained than this one before During those three hours we also spotted eagles soaring overhead as well as one hawk eating lunch Day two was longer we wanted to ensure that day three would be short since rain was forecasted so spent seven hours on the river minus an hour break for steak lunch We saw otters playing in the water plus a bald eagle flew around twenty feet above us more ... hide ...