This morning we talked about maps. Canadian maps are different to OS maps. Not just because there are different symbols but also because the landscape and manmade features are different. There are hardly any contour lines here because the land is so flat, the roads all run in straight lines and there are very few houses.
We went out to practice pacing and bearings and I walked 2km in a square (500m along each side) without a map, ending up around 100m off course, which wasn't bad considering I'd been walking through thick undergrowth and deep bogs!
This afternoon the sun came out and we went out on the quad to look for somewhere to sleep out tonight. Unfortunately for us, the beavers have been busy and the trails were pretty flooded so we turned back.
We're going to make a shelter tonight that I'm going to sleep in whilst Dave pitches his tent nearby.
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