Abort! Abort!

I slept last night! Praise God. I did have to get up around 3 AM to pee, lesson learned, not so much water before bed. It was a bit cool at night but made for great sleeping. We woke up around 7 AM to pack up our gear and make breakfast. We had dehydrated hash-browns, pre-cooked bacon, and Lottinville's farm fresh eggs. It was hardy and delicious. Siting on the dock waiting for everyone to finish packing up I still can not get over how beautiful it is here. Like northern Michigan but even quieter and calmer.

Paddling today was really tough for me. I was sore from yesterday's paddle and switch positions with Maggie which meant j had to learn a new job. We made it to the portage location: Grassy Lake Portage. I was quite nervous about carrying all our gear and the canoe 1/2 mile. We were the last canoe to the portage spot and were prepping our gear when we hear others coming back from the trail. It was really swampy at the entrance and apparently it got worse the further you walked. Our lead instructor Bill ended up in mud to his crotch with a canoe on his head. His wife Sue was yelling back at the rest of us Abort! Abort! We dodged that portage bullet but our reward was paddling back the 4 miles where we came from. Total mileage today was about 12 miles. After we stopped for lunch and I got some coaching from Gib the afternoon paddle was much better. It's important to paddle using your whole torso rather than just your arms! Who knew? We arrived to our beautiful camp site. Large rock formation in the front that is great for lounging, excellent swimming, and  great views from the tent sites. We also had another throne type latrine, this time with better cover. I don't feel clean necessarily but I don't feel filthy either. The afternoon swims are refreshing and I did wash my hair in the lake quickly. 

When we unpacked our gear to set up the tent I realized my trash bag had leaked. I had crushed an egg earlier yesterday and just put it in a ziplock. It leaked. There is egg goo on everything in my bag. I was able to wipe things down with a wet bandana but I'm concerned about the smell for the next couple days. Nothing else to do about it now I guess! 

Dinner was cheese tortellini with spaghetti sauce and parmesan. It was damn good if I do say so myself. We were all cleaned up and packed away by 7:30 PM.