Ice-out on the Nipissing River?

Hello Nigel,
What I enjoyed most in your report is your unjaded appreciation of getting to realize a dream trip.
You're young and seeing the the landscape with fresh eyes, and that comes through in your narrative. I wonder if you're going to post about the final 2 days or if you've already moved on to other concerns and priorities. You are writing here about lakes and creeks that I just paddled for a week until yesterday at noon.   Burntroot is the heart of many of my Algonquin trips, and I have paddled up to Perley Rapids at least a dozen times since the early eighties from various access points.  That would be the "nineteen eighties".   Yeah, I'm an older guy who solos a lot and loves it. I certainly see the park through different eyes than yours, but reading your perceptions are what made me enjoy your account.  I'm telling you this in a PM because, generally speaking, I'm not enthusiastic about posting.  In spite of feedback, comments, etc. that may be posted here in response to your report, or the complete absence thereof, I want to be sure to encourage you to pursue this activity of backcountry paddling, solo or with friends, family, or partners.  Paddling trips have enriched my life, and I hope they continue to enrich yours.  Stay safe and humble.  Your humility is refreshing.
Martin

Thanks, Barbara, and others for the responses.
I, too, am now unable to log into the site.

My condolences, Dave. 
I lost both my parents during the last seven years. I doubt there's ever a day goes by that I don't think of them. That's such a beautiful memory of your trip with your dad. Thanks for sharing.

Went down to Lavieille and back up in late September 2019 solo. There was enough water and minimal upstream walking most of which occurred  a little downstream from Crow Lake when coming back upstream.
Water levels can be fickle, of course.

That was a lot of fun to read! Glad you had a memorable spring trip. So should I be the guy? Nah! I'll let someone else say "Moose-whizzer, wrong answer!" 
I think you know this already, though. In fact you might  just be checking to see if we're paying attention. Well, here goes: 
    Those aren't trout...
    

Cody, congratulations on the beautiful work you've done on this report. Meticulous detail, enjoyable to read, lots of heart in it, and details that will be helpful to others who read it. And you, the traveller, will be left with excellent notes, pictures, and memory-aids as the years advance and you have an inventory of hundreds of trips behind you.
Thanks for sharing your report.

Gorilla Clear tape can be good for some jobs. I've used it for a long-term seam repair on a folding skin-on-frame kayak at waterline where hypalon rubber meets the canvas deck. I was surprised at how well it adhered. That repair job, however, hasn't been given a follow-up testing in wet and rough conditions. Tear-Aid is in another category altogether, i.e. much more expensive per inch of tape. I've used it for long-term repairs on awnings, tents, bug netting, canvas, and nylon clothing. It behaves a lot like Tenacious Tape. I like it a lot and usually carry some in my repair kit. There are two kinds: one for vinyl and one for just about everything else.