The Final Countdown

We’re on the final stretch of our Redfish journey – the last week! This by default, also means the end of food planning. Our last session took place along the Fraser River at the lovely Iona Park. The session itself was relatively short as it turns out we Redfishies become incredibly efficient the fourth time around. The session involved the always intense game of cut throat Pictionary, where favourite meals throughout our journey were highlighted. Highlights included Addy’s Trinidad stew, stir fry, quinoa, egg salad sandwiches and birthday cake. The actual food purchase its self, took place at the “Save on Foods” in Kitsilano, quite the luxury after previous experiences at gas stations turned grocery stores, such as Mountain Berry Foods in New Denver.

These last two weeks of the program are all about transitions. We’ve gone from the natural to the industrial along the Fraser, to arrive in the urban of Vancouver. We traded thermarests for mattresses, canoes for translink, colemans for stocked kitchens, and sanitized-rubbing-around-dirt hands for showers and cleanliness.
Tomorrow we depart for Galiano Island, where we will be both car camping and back-packing – two more transitions. The hardest transition of all will most likely be the journey home. Our community has grown and flourished together and this has truly been an unforgettable experience for many.

“We’re paddling the Fraser
Till we reach Van
4 nights, 5 days
That’s our plan”

“We’ve got gorp, water
And hand sanny to boot
See us approach
And hear our salute”
- Day 1 Fraser River Trip

- Carley, Chris & Isabel