Wabakimi 2012 – 300km from Allen Water to Little Caribou Lake
(Sunday Sept 2, 2012)
The two of us packed up our gear, canoe and our two Jack Russell Terriers and drove to Armstrong to catch the 9:30PM train into Wabakimi Provincial Park Lake ). We had both worked in and around Armstrong many years ago and were quickly reminded that there still isn’t all that much to do in town. Let the waiting begin…
We visited J&J General store to stock up on junk food for the day/night, had dinner at Chateau North and then parked the truck with some co-workers before heading to the train station/stop (parking lot). The train was two hours late, of course it then started raining as we waited in the parking lot with no shelter or idea when the train might arrive.
Once the VIA train pulled in we were SO IMPRESSED with the baggage car fellows. They loaded the passengers based on destination, we were up first (there were a handful of people headed back to Collins) and the VIA staff handled our canoe like pro’s!
Once canoe, two bags and a dog crate got loaded within 60 seconds; and we jumped on the train to enjoy the ride.
Shortly after midnight the friendly VIA staff came by our seats to advise us we were up next for Allanwater, we were the only people getting off there. The baggage guys were kind enough to open the left doors (apparently they don’t always do this), to let us out in the large clearing just south of the tracks – our home for the night.
We set up the tent in the cleared area, well off the tracks and crashed for the night. Sleep was hard to come by as we were woken up by freight trains all night long.
Terrific report. Hope its OK if we had this to our Friends of Wabakimi Trip Report section.
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