Tyler and Troy got up at 5:30 and pushed off for the take out. They volunteered to run the six miles back the Echo Trail to get the van. Thinking that it would take them a little over an hour, Tim, Ryan, and I slept until about 6:30 and followed them up the river. A few liftovers and portages later we arrived. We waited on Tyler and Troy for over an hour and upon their arrival, they chewed me out. It seems I forgot to add the mile into and out of the points, adding 2 miles.

We loaded up and headed off for VNO. Stinking and dirty, the shower at the outfitter was sublime. Cleaned up, we headed for home at about 11:30. We stopped in Duluth at Old Country Buffet and splurged. The story is not over. At about 4:30pm east of Eau Claire, WI. on I94, a tire blew on the trailer. I did not bring along a spare. I called AAA and they were not much help. They did tell me of a Wal-Mart in the area as Ryan, Tyler, and Troy sped away to find it. Cundy and I hung out by the side of the road. Tim spent much of this time trying to cheer me up about the tire. Wal-Mart did not sell tires, but sent the boys to a RV dealership. They secured a tire and hurried back. We had the tire fixed in about two minutes and got back on the road. I took over from there and drove through Chicago to Valparaiso. I made it that far thanks to the music mix put together by Tyler. Troy took over the driving for the rest of the trip. We arrived back in Greenville at 6:00am.