Today was our lazy day. It was also an extremely hot day. It was reported in Ely that it was 88 degrees. We hung around camp in the morning and then decided to go on a cruise around the lake, check out campsites, and try to catch some fish. We trolled around for a while, caught a few bass and then checked out the Eastern most campsite on the lake. To me it seems like a hikers campsite. It is up on a huge cliff, has no good canoe landing, and the site is really far from the landing. We opted not to eat lunch there and just at by the canoe. One mistake I made was eating summer sausage I had opened two days earlier. I do not know if it was the heat or the sausage but I got extremely ill. We headed back to our site and I laid down to rest. I woke up extremely hot and sick and I contemplated going home that day just because of how I felt. However, the wind had picked up and I knew you don't mess with Snowbank and wind. With he way I was feeling and her not being a strong paddler I did not want to take the risk. About an hour later I felt better and was moving around again. I was glad I did not leave and was motivated to make this a fun last night in the woods. I gathered wood and we ate our last dinner in the woods. After dinner we went for a sunset cruise and reflected on our trip. We had a great talk by the fire and enjoyed each others company and instead headed back to our campsite to relax and start to pack things up.

The one thing that is funny is as how as the days progress, you start to cut down on things. At first, my wife liked to eat separate plates, bowls, silver ware etc. This last night, we ate directly out of the pot, less clean up!!