Breast Quest Dragon Boat Team

Monday (yesterday) we could not paddle because of rain and wind. Tomorrow (Thursday) we are going to try again. Our first paddle in this season and our first for over two years.

This is a photo of Black River Lake. The basin behind the earthen dam is actually bigger and deeper that Lake Pisiquid. But right now with no water in Pisiquid, this will at least let us paddle for the season.

We have had our AGM with more attendees than we have had in many previous years. We are going to move our boat for the paddling season from Lake Pisiquid, Windsor to Black River Lake on South mt. beyond Lumsden's pond.

There is adhoc committee that has been formed to help us find a temporary place for our boat if there (again) is no water in Lake Pisiquid this coming paddling season. We have been meeting once a month, trying to come up with different suggestions and then following through with them.

Because of NO WATER in Lake Pisaquid again this summer, we could not paddle there this season. Instead we kayaked at Aylesford Lake, with the free kayak and paddleboard program. The Municipality of Kings has had for the past three years run a free kayak and paddleboard program at Aylesford Lake. This has been wonderful for us. At least 8 (eight) mambers of Breast Quest Dragon Boat team and our cancer support group (Tapestry) happily paddled for an hour each day. Nicole G. (the co-ordinator) with her staff were great. It was a fabulous experience for us and kept us fit and strong for future endeavours.

This view of Lake Pisiquid (courtesy of CBC) is from a spot that in the past years would have been taken from the dock. With no water in the Lake and its future unknown, the dragon boat can not be launched. We are waiting to see what will happen . The Breast Quest Dragon Boat team is still a fact and we ( the executive) are meeting soon to discuss other options for paddling.

We did not paddle the summer of 2020, in our beautiful pink boat, because of the covid restrictions. But some of our members found out that, Kings Co. Recreation Department, had free kayaks at Aylesford Lake. So we booked them twice a week for the months of July and August. It was great fun and kept us on the water at least if not in our own boat. We even got to the 2nd week of Sept. It was a free Kings Co. service.