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<p><b>WET BEHIND THE EARS</b><br>
By Jim Carrier</p>
<p>By virtue of my initial "infection" (ie. the trip was MY idea), I was saddled
as "unofficial leader" of our troupe. As leader, I was ultimately charged with
resolving problems like this. We had originally planned on six people and three
canoes. However, half of our voyageurs got wise and backed out of our northern
nightmare before it even started. Accordingly, our outfitter reduced the fleet
to one tandem canoe and one solo. Unfortunately for Gary's aching back, that
same outfitter neglected to reduce the size of our food pack, as we discovered
later that day. We <i>did</i> eat well on this trip. Nevertheless, our food
pack - The Beast, as we dubbed it — proved to be a real challenge by land and
by sea. Travel into the unknown being imminent, the loading of The Beast and
other "indispensables" into the canoes presented us with our first important
decision. </p>
<p>I dare say we flubbed it. </p>
<p>I do not recollect — or, perhaps, I choose <i>not</i> to recollect - the reasoning
behind the canoe-trimming scheme we eventually settled upon. Neither do I understand
why we adhered to it for several days. Nevertheless, one way or another, <i>all
packs ended up in the solo canoe; all paddlers ended up in the tandem</i>.</p>
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