| The Gardner Canal is one of the most beautiful places we’ve paddled so far. It does not grant entry easily. Normally, we plan our day to travel with the current as much as possible. In this case, we had our choice between a current against us, or a stronger current against us for 40 nautical miles! The spring runoff is so strong that we were reaching speeds of up to 5.4 knots paddling in the eddy. (*An eddy is a spot on the river behind large rocks or other obstacles where the water is actually moving up stream. When the current flows around these objects it creates a current that continually pulls water up stream.)
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