After a tiring first day we chose to not continue through the end of That Man Lake into Sheridan, Carp, and Knife Lakes. Instead, we chose to have a shorter paddling day, ending shortly after portaging into That Man.

The day was warm, and the sun shone directly on us for much of the afternoon. We fished some, and hooked a small bass in a narrow section of This Man Lake that fell off the hook right next to the boat.

As the day progressed the winds picked up, forcing us to stay close to shore throughout much of the length of This Man Lake. We never felt threatened by the wind and waves, but we quickly realized how easy it would be for the conditions to deteriorate to the point where we wouldn't be able to paddle.

The stream connecting No Man Lake to That Man Lake was incredible. We had to step out into the shallow water once to lift the canoe over a downed tree; otherwise, we gently paddled down the stream until we reached Other Man.

Surprisingly to us, the first island campsite on Other Man was already taken, as was the second, so we stopped at Option C on a peninsula on the northern shore of the lake.

Over night a very strong thunderstorm rolled through around 1:30 AM, and an even stronger storm came through an hour later. It was impossible to sleep through the incessant thunder; some lightning bolts must've been well within a mile of us, as the thunder shook everything around. It was good that I brought extra stakes for my tent, because the wind was ripping through the trees and jostling my entire tent. A couple of times I peered out of my tent and used the flashes of lightning to make sure our canoe hadn't been blown or washed away.

I was very concerned about hail coming down, but we were spared. When we woke up we evaluated our situation. Our food bags which were hanging back in the woods were wet, but the contents were dry and tasty. It was a scary night, but nothing bad came of it other than a couple hours of lost sleep.