Monday, August 19, 2019

Day 4: Pee Island

   Yes, the title of this post is appropriately named. We spent our last night on trail sleeping on the last place to pee before Base Camp; appropriately named by Laketrailers as "Pee Island".
   This morning we got up and early to get a good start on the day. This time we made it through the portage with a breeze and paddled hard making it to South Twin Island early in the evening. We would have made it earlier, but the day was hot and we took lots of breaks to enjoy swimming at different islands. Also on our journey, we stopped for lunch and met an old Laketrailer on the lake. After filling our bellies and a quick chat with him about times in the past we were on our way.'
   At South Twin, we suffered through cactus and created a new pasta meal, since we forgot our spaghetti sauce. We improvised with salsa, beef crumbles, and day four shredded cheese. After dinner, we told riddles while we waited for the wind to die down.
   When the wind stopped, we began our sunset paddle to Pee Island. Quin leads the way, while my canoe and the camper canoe raced in a pirate battle. When the stars came out we shared stories of alien encounters and talked about our lives until we finally pulled up to Pee Island.
   We set up our tents in the dark and bugs, then rewarded our campers with cheese-its as a midnight snack.