My first trip to the Lachine rapids on the St. Lawrence River in Montreal was kick ass, Chris Thompson and I drove down for a day of paddling. It was also my first time kayaking in an urban area; we got some strange looks walking through the parking lot. I love the colour of the water in the St. Lawrence, a heavy contrast to the bog stained Ottawa River. I was not a huge fan of walking/dragging myself back above the wave to drop in every time but that’s because I’m spoiled with eddy access play spots on the Ottawa. The main wave at Lachine is Big Joe and it was in fine form for our session. It a had a cool cycle of foaming up and greening out and was fairly steep making it super fun to throw on.
