This trip I decided to make a schedule to see how we compare to the recommended times on Jeff's maps. Also L.T. wanted to be on the road by 4:30 a.m. so we could be at the permit office for Brent shortly after 7 a.m. It's a long drive. In order to convince myself this was a great idea getting out of bed at 3 a.m. to start my day, I created the following table:
Minutes | Minutes | 3:00 a.m. | Alarm | |
Task | Time to do | Done by | Finished by | Time |
Get up/get ready | 45 | 45 | 3.75 | 3:45 |
Drive to L.T.'s | 15 | 60 | 4 | 4:00 |
Pack car | 30 | 90 | 4.5 | 4:30 |
Drive to Access Point | 165 | 255 | 7.25 | 7:15 |
Get permit | 15 | 270 | 7.5 | 7:30 |
Drive to launch point | 45 | 315 | 8.25 | 8:15 |
Load canoe | 30 | 345 | 8.75 | 8:45 |
Section 1 complete | 90 | 435 | 10.25 | 10:15 |
Section 2 complete | 90 | 525 | 11.75 | 11:45 |
Section 3 complete | 90 | 615 | 1.25 | 1:15 |
Paddle to site | 30 | 645 | 1.75 | 1:45 |
645 | 10.75 |
In theory we should be on our campsite by 1:45 p.m. without any stops, or rest time, or any other issues. Okay, I'll get out of bed at 3 a.m. if I can be sitting on my butt at a campsite around 2 p.m.
The first slippage happened when packing the car. That took 45 minutes instead of 30. Half an hour down the road L.T. realized we didn't have the paddles or life jackets. I was driving and had to wait until the next exit on the highway to get off and turn around. That added an hour to the trip.
We lost another half an hour between getting our permit and launching the canoe. We launched at 10:30 instead of 8:45. We made good time crossing Cedar Lake, it was a calm morning on the lake.
We lost more time on the second portage as we decided to double-carry it. As we got to the end of this portage there was thunder and lightning. We waited that out for about 30 minutes. The double-carry probably added another hour.
The third portage was a tricky one. You can get out of the water a bit earlier and scramble up a very steep section to climb onto the rail bed and follow that instead of the portage. I was flagging at this point and L.T. double-carried my pack up to that point for me. Also he double-carried the canoe from the track to the end of this portage. It wasn't a full double-carry, but a partial one.
Here's the final calculation of the slippage in the schedule:
We lost more time on the second portage as we decided to double-carry it. As we got to the end of this portage there was thunder and lightning. We waited that out for about 30 minutes. The double-carry probably added another hour.
The third portage was a tricky one. You can get out of the water a bit earlier and scramble up a very steep section to climb onto the rail bed and follow that instead of the portage. I was flagging at this point and L.T. double-carried my pack up to that point for me. Also he double-carried the canoe from the track to the end of this portage. It wasn't a full double-carry, but a partial one.
Here's the final calculation of the slippage in the schedule:
Slippage | Minutes |
Packing car | 15 |
Retrieving paddles | 60 |
Loading canoe/permit office | 30 |
2nd portage double-carry | 60 |
Waiting out storm | 30 |
3rd portage partial double-carry | 30 |
Total minutes added | 225 |
Converted to hours | 3:45 |
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