Again, the best laid plans...We awoke early hoping to make the portage across Silver Falls and the subsequent paddle across Cache Bay before the winds were up - no such luck! We woke to 15 to 20 mph winds out of the Southwest and knew we had a hard day ahead of us as we planned to cross Cache Bay. We ate a quick breakfast and charged off back across Silver Falls portage and continued our paddle to the entrance to the large water on Cache. With a quick stop for an energy bar, we rounded the corner into Cache and were greeted with 1.5 foot swells and white capping waves at our 1:00. I have been on few trips through Cache Bay when we didn't have to deal with whitecaps, so it wasn't a surprise that we would face them this trip - just not what we would have hoped for! After rounding Cache Point we turned Westerly and enjoyed a tail wind for the remainder of our paddle to Hook Island. We arrived early, due to our early start and had camp set for the day by 11:00AM. We enjoyed a pancake breakfast/lunch since we had deprived ourselves of a decent breakfast that morning. The afternoon was windy but with nice temperatures, we were able to get some exploring on Hook done. We walked the entire parameter of the island that afternoon and enjoyed our last evening of the trip around a great campfire. We decided to turn in and 5 minutes after we zipped the tents, the rain started. It rained from 10PM to 4:30AM in sheets!