Woke this morning to a sunny day with little wind. A big relief after yesterday. We had coffee, breakfast, and then hurried a little to get packed up and on Fourtown before the wind picked up. We paddled back to Horse Lake, and then portaged to Tin Can Mike. We had decided that was where we would spend our last night, at the same site that we spent the first night. (site #1120) It isn't a fabulous site, but we didn't want to move any closer to Mudro. We were savoring our last hours of BWCA glory.

It was hot this afternoon, so we spent the afternoon chasing the shade and swimming. One gal went for a swim, and came to shore with a whole family of baby leeches on her leg. Yuck.

We made soup for dinner. We had two kinds-- garlic potato and black bean. We added chicken to both pots. We decided to skip using bowls tonight, and just ate the soup out of the pots.

There were some small critters nearby who seemed to be playing in the water. Two little guys would scamper around on a rock, slide into the water, and repeated this over and over. It was fun to watch.