Dunnville to Port Maitland - Grand River Solo Canoe Trip - Day 8
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- All the clips in this video were filmed on Saturday June 11th, 2022. This video summarizes the eighth and final day of my Grand River solo canoeing adventure.
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In this episode, I begin from the Sulphur Spring Campground at Byng Island Conservation Area and paddle downstream to the Port Maitland lighthouse on Lake Erie. My total paddling distance was 11.7 km. The only bridge I paddled under today was Rainham Rd. I before reaching the mouth of the river, I took a short detour to visit the old Port Maitland Lock. I spent the entire day in the single-tier municipality of Haldimand County.
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The canoe is an Old Town Penobscot 16', made of Royalex, which I rented from Element Canoes in Hamilton: www.elementcan... I filmed this video using a Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone. The drone shots were filmed using a DJI Mine SE. The GPS I used for the trip is a Garmin eTrex 30.
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The choice of topics/subjects, quality and production values of all your videos, and especially the Trip - Day series, are as good as they come for any documentary. Outstanding!
Thank you, I appreciate the kind words!
I watched your whole series and enjoyed it very much! I loved how much you knew about the different bridges and locations. I found it very interesting. Your dialogue was very interesting without being too long. The entire series was extremely well done!
Thank you, I appreciate the kind words!
Another great trip to follow. While around where I grew up, I knew little about these communities so this was very interesting.
Look forward to the next adventure!
Thanks! I really enjoy learning about the communities I visit.
Sad to see this trip series come to an end! Really enjoyed this video and all of your Grand River trip videos Christopher! It looks like you had a really nice trip and got to see a lot of interesting sights along the way! Excellent job on filming the drone footage too!
Thanks! It was a trip that I really enjoyed and it was fun getting to share it on video.
Thanks, Chris, I think I only missed one or two sections. Great work!
Thanks Ken.
Keep up the great work CJ, your videos are awesome and amazing!
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words.
@@cjhoyle because you always have a smile on your face when riding
Another excellent series CJ. I really appreciate your commentary on route and all the history you take the time to research.
Well done!
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Any update on the seeds you planted???🤔
The cup survived the journey back to Toronto and I had several sprouts come up in the following weeks! I successfully transplanted 4 of them to their own pots and they've been growing next to my window ever since. While I initially thought they were willow trees, the leaves now look a lot more like Cottonwood.
Always top quality entertainment! Thanks for the armchair adventure!
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words!
We are glad we do not have a highly venomous snakes, 6+feet of pythons also 7.5+feet of crocodiles and alligators how widespreaded in mainly at southern half of states and other countries also other countries such as in Africa, middle east and parts in Asia such as Thailand right?!
Imagine if we have those even up here we live at right?!
We are indeed lucky in that regard.
Awesome trip! Just realized what made this series feel different than others were the aerial drone shots! (I assume that’s what you used for that). Im looking forward to all the new ways you can start capturing future trips like this!
Very informative..love all the detailed info about your entire trip including the cost and campsite #....Job well done!!
Thanks!
I always enjoy your trip videos. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to viewing the next trip.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Great to follow this trip, just like last year's. Very thorough and informative. What an adventure it must have been. I just returned from kayaking the Rideau following your videos from last year. Looking forward to following more.
Thanks!
Great views. Did you recently get a drone?
Thank you. Yes I got one in the spring.
I always feel a little sad at the end of your trips. But soon I hope you’ll have another. Hopefully a bike trip 🤞 thanks for the trip
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for all the details. Sorry to see this end. Can't wait for your next one! Really liked the aerial shots
Thank, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic video and narration. Thanks for putting these together. Based on your experience on the Grand River is there a particular section of the Grand River you would recommend to spend a day fishing with a Kayak?
Well done.
My wife and I love all your trips, especially near Brantford and Lake Erie where we reside
Fantastic conclusion to a wonderful series! Really enjoyed every day's video, but this was an excellent way to sum it up. Well done!
Thank you!
Beautiful. Amazing. Peaceful. Informative. Thank you for sharing .
Thanks!
I paddle the Grand river on any navigable day I can, but limited to sections between Elmira to Glen Morris. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing sections I'm familiar with, but also sections I've not yet been. This series had such an unintentional humour and good feel to it, watching the disparity in commercial traffic between downtown Paris (Brant) to downtown Brantford, for instance. Or the visit to the bingo hall for the anemic looking hotdog, going from that scene to, "Well having never spent any time inside a bingo hall before, I found that experience really interesting." I can't even tell you why, but I was busting a gut. Anyhow, you've given me a glimpse of all the sections I've never been and would like to go, thanks for that.
I'm glad you enjoyed the series. I try my best to share my experiences in a genuine way, such that the viewers can feel like they are part of it.
Another winner! Actually stumbled on this bec Im plannint a mini-bikepacking trip of some Grand River CAs. Thanks, CJ!
Awesome! At this point I think I've camped at almost all of the GRCA campgrounds. Hopefully you don't need to stay at one during a busy weekend in the summer :P
Thanks CJ for another great video series of an amazing adventure. What I don't get is how you can ride over water for 8 days and never jump in for a swim like you normally do on the bicycle tours. Ha .. thanks again for sharing. Best part was the French speaking raccoon who stole your bread
Funny you should mention the lack of swimming! My plan had actually been to go for a swim in Lake Erie at Port Maitland to mark the completion of my trip on the final day. However, when I arrived there and scoped out the beach I found that it was very unappealing for swimming. The first 3 meters of water was very thick with seaweed and other debris, so I decided against it.
Just watched the whole series. Found it while researching the grand river. At first when he ate the chilli cold i was skeptical. But overall awesome series good video and audio, and awesome bridge descriptions.
haha I'm glad my non-conventional camping meals weren't enough to stop you from coming back to watch the rest. I appreciate the kind words!
Well done! Thanks for sharing the history along the way. You are blessed to have supportive parents. Look forward to your next adventure!
Thank you!
Thanks for making the route map available. I don't think there's a better digital map of the that part of the Grand.
Thanks!
Thank you for yet another great series CJ! Love the drone work in this. I can appreciate how much extra work that is. Looking forward to the next one!
Thanks!
Outstanding! Thanks for the series and for sharing your resources.
Thanks, it's a trip I definitely recommend!
Great adventure CJ. Keep on paddling.
Thanks, I certainly will :)
You are amazing.
Thanks.