Wednesday, June 02, 2010 We wake to SUNSHINE! Everything is wet with dew. We pack up and head out of Vera today. Stuff a Cliff Bar (I learn I really don't like Cliff Bars) in our pockets and on the water by 8:20 am. We arrive at the portage from Vera to Ensign at about 8:37. We meet a group of 4 guys and 2 canoes coming into Vera to fish. I was dreading the portage. I can still remember the HELL from Monday. We stop to rest 3 times. Not really needing to but more to take pics. It was mostly downhill this time so it was not nearly as bad as the first round. We stop to fish at portage trail when we get to Ensign. Stephen caught a couple of smallies. We paddle through Ensign leisurely, taking pics along the way. 55 rod portage into Ashigan. Mainly uphill and very rocky. Short paddle then 105 rod portage into Gibson. Again uphill. Another short paddle then 25 rod (I'd say it was much longer) into Cattyman. We leave the gear and go check out the falls. Beautiful. Stephen takes pics and I take a video. Short paddle then 10 rod portage into Adventure. Difficult put in thanks to the beavers. Short paddle then 40 rod portage to Jitterbug. Easy portage. Jitterbug is marshy. We meet some other paddlers at the portage. After short paddle on Jitterbub we reach the 15 rod portage into Ahsub. Wow! I'm awestruck. It is beautiful. Steep rocky sides, tall tall pines. And that smell....the pine trees. I love it! We paddle slowly through Ashub soaking it all in. Easy 25 rod portage into Disappointment. We check out 2 campsites not really pleased with either and finally decide on a 3rd. Its awesome easy 4 1/2 stars. I don't really know what could have made it better but Stephen said not to give it 5 stars. Its an island with tall tall pines. We are pretty tired from todays travels a little over 8 miles. It is about 2:35 pm. We unpack and hang wet things out to dry. Stephen acts as my shower again. Awesome! We set up camp and mess with the gear. We decide we should eat. Neither one of us is very hungry but we haven't eaten more than a couple bites of Cliff Bar and a piece of jerky all day. Dinner of grilled cheese on bagel thins and hashbrowns smothered with bacon and cheese. YUM YUM! Our favorite meal so far. Do the dishes, hang the food back. We decide to try a little fishing. We catch bunches of little small mouth right off the shore. Another couple is heading in looking for a campsite. We exchange hellos. They say oh you guys must be the ones from Missouri. I must have looked puzzled then they say we saw a truck with MO plates in the parking lot at Snowbank. Hmm.....do we really have an accent? We venture around the island a bit. Someone has made a shelter out of pine trees. Yep breaking every rule their is. We both thought the other took pics of it so you guessed it no pictures. Just imagine Bear Grylls style. We reach the back of the island to watch the sun set behind the tall pines. We see a nest at the waters edge. The egg has been broken by what I would assume was a predator. It is a fairly large egg, light brown with darker brown spots. We venture back to camp and head to the tent. It is about 9:30 we head to the tent. I take 2 Benadryl....I'm gonna sleep good tonight. Vera Lake, Ensign Lake, Ashigan Lake, Gibson Lake, Cattyman Lake, Adventure Lake, Jitterbug Lake, Ahsub Lake, Disappointment Lake