Day 5: We wake up pretty early and have some apple pancakes, and hubby and I decide to see what Davis looks like while Jesse opts to stay on the island again. We get to the portage into Davis and there is a canoe stashed in the weeds, we assume from someone portaging. We start up the trail. which is boulder strewn and steep. We get about a third of the way and hubby has had enough, after almost falling twice. We leave the canoe by the side of the trail and hike across the Davis, eating blueberries as we go. There is no sign of the owner of the canoe….weird. We sit at the end of the portage eating pepperoni and rykrisp and enjoying the view. We pick blueberries on the way back to our canoe, and get enough to add to our coffeecake in the morning. The way back to North Cone with the canoe is pretty Brutal- it’s always harder going downhill, and going downhill while balancing on boulders is tricky at best. Much swearing is involved! There is no sign of anyone having used this portage recently, so we figure what the heck, and skinny-dip. Once we’re cooled off, we paddle slowly back towards our camp. As we approach the end of the portage between Middle and South Cone, I hear that magic sound…..yup, a 5 gallon bucket being poured into the lake, repeatedly. I tell hubby that there is probably a moose out there, and we ease the canoe and ourselves into the water, and paddle quietly away from the portage. It’s a HUGE bull moose, maybe 50 feet from the portage. We watch in awe for 15 minutes, and leave him to his dinner, while we paddle back to have ours. Dinner is bean and cheese burritos and cornbread, a great end to a great day.