13.5 miles, 10 portages, 9 lakes, Kekekabic, Strup, Wisini, Ahmakose, Gerund, Fraser, Thomas, Hatchet, Ima. Hi was in the 80's, low in the lower 60's. Moving time 5hrs 49 minutes, total 8 hours.

Woke up at 5:00am to a few low key thunder bursts. Rain off to the NE. A mix of clouds and sun here at the campsite. Watched the sunrise. There was the orange glow of the sunrise plus a big grey wall cloud above that really gave it a cool look. You could see parts where it was raining and the sunrise at the same time. Plus the loons were making their calls and of course the white throated sparrow.

Today was a travel day so I stayed up and made breakfast which was pancakes, eggs, bacon and of course coffee. Today would be another long day as we head for Ima lake. There would be a SW pretty much all day and we had to fight with it on Kek, Fraser, Thomas and Ima. We left Kek at 10am.

We took a lunch break on Thomas lake at the portage to the unnamed pond. It was hot and we went for a swim in Thomas to cool off. The water was just right. Cool but not too cold. As we were paddling on Thomas 2 loons were not too far from the canoe and making a lot noise. Almost looked like they may have been fighting as they were facing each other and "displaying" with wide wingspans. Their actions did not seem friendly to each other. One finally flew off. I think one was in another's "territory" and the other let them know. Wish I could have taken some video of that but was focused on paddlng with the brisk wind we had to deal with.

We filtered some water and made our way to Ima. We arrived at the island campsite on the south end at 5:40pm. This was a nice site as well with a panoramic view. It had a big slab of rock that would be perfect for those who like to sun bathe. I wonder if the 4 bikini girls we ran into our first day know about this site. :)

We had a nice view facing the west and was looking forward to seeing a good sunset. It was blue sky with big puffy clouds. Dinner was potato soup with rehydrated veggies of green beans and corn. Layed in the hammock for a bit and then as the sun was setting a dark cloud was slowly looming in front of the sun to give it an odd but cool look. So sun and clouds can make for some good pictures. It sprinkled a bit but only for a few minutes. A few loons were out calling but not nearly as much as what we heard on Kekekabic. Ima was a nice lake but it really made me appreciate how special of a lake Kekekabic is. Kek left a big impression.

Right on cue it was 9:30 and the buzzing, relentless blood sucking skeeters were out in full force. Bed at 9:50. Temps were on the warm side still as the tent was very warm. Finally cooled off a couple hours later so I could sleep well.