We have now added a second canoe to our Team due to the response from various people who want to join us. The canoe has been purchased and we take delivery of it in January 2011. There may be a few slots left open if anyone wishes to join us for a week or two. You don't have to commit for the whole six weeks. Send me a note if you are interested.

A team of six of us took the Koo Koo Sint onto the waters of Drayton Harbour near Blaine, WA., for a test cruise on 05 October 2010. We paddled for about an hour and surprisingly didn't tip it over. We even learned how to paddle in unison and switch sides without too much disruption.

Left to right: Denny DeMeyer, Bernie Kilonsky, Gord Thomson, Diane Gregory, Mark McGladrey, and Robert Allen. Mount Baker is showing its colours just above the fog just to the left of the flags.

In order to participate in the Brigade one must belong to the 2011 David Thompson Columbia Brigade Society. There are application forms to join the Society and to sign up for the Brigade located on the NALS website: http://www.skylark.ca/nals.htm

Scroll down until you get to the Application Forms. There are six of them listed and forms 2 through 5 must be completed and sent to the 2011 Thompson Columbia Brigade at Box 517, Invermere, BC. V0A 1K0

Bannock Recipe

One of the early explorer's staples was bannock and a recipe for it has been added to the NALS website. See the link below to the website.

Website Information

As well as this blog, a website has been also been set up for the brigade and it can be viewed at:
http://www.skylark.ca/nals.htm

BLOG Information

This BLOG has been set up to make it easier to add information regarding the North American Land Surveyors David Thomspson 200 Columbia River Canoe Brigade taking place from 03 June 2011 to 15 July 2011.