Wednesday marked our return southward as we retraced out route from Monday. We hit the "stairway from heaven" portage and quickly made our way to Koma. Much of the traffic on the Kawishiwi had cleared out and we only saw a couple groups on Malberg.

After finishing the portage into Koma, the wind picked up from the South. Our intention was to try for the campsite on the peninsula but found it occupied. We made our way to the South campsite and found it adequate for the night. There is a single good tent pad, with two additional smaller pads with a decent slope. The fire area was well stocked with wood. Camp was setup and guys guys headed out to fish a little. Dinner was foil pack chicken, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, with blueberry muffin mix as a dessert fry bread.