Time to be be on the move again! We pack up on a cloudy morning. Matthew collects lots of birch bark that was laying around...never know if we have any at the next lake or not! (we did)
Tents away gear away.
Canoes are packed and we paddle very briefly around that area we explored yesterday.
Now we can read that red sign we could glimpse in the distance. Warnings of the dam there. We quickly go through this portage, such a short little one -- great for warming up!
See the line of red buoys in the distance past Melanie? That's how far we had to come from...just a quick little bit of lugging.
We had second portage (also not big) plus a relatively long lake to paddle through.
Because we have time, we paddle the whole lake and check out all the campsites. We settle on this one because it has the best tent sites.There is a really pretty one further on, but no flat places to sleep.
It was an easy day and we have extra time...especially since there are cables in the trees so hanging food is a piece of cake, there is pre cut wood stacked for a fire if we want when we return.
Without gear we paddle to tomorrow's portage.
The portage is not overlong (especially without packs and canoes!). Nice waterfall on the way. Near the end we veer off on what looks a bit like a trail.
Lovely day for a hike. Especially without a canoe. Or a pack.
The kids scramble like goats to the "High Falls". Very lovely.
Oh yeah, we did have a pack. Or Nathan did, rather. Need snacks and water and first aid and filter and all that stuff for day trips. Compass maps....it's actually not that light, but compared to his portaging backpack it feels pretty good.
Back at our site we chill out while Matthew pumps water for us.
We eat a nice warm dinner.
Note the luxuries at this site? A table. Huge pre-cut logs. Hardly like the roughin' it camping we are used to! Almost didn't know what to do with ourselves!
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