Day Five - During the morning I finished reading my Bob Cary book by 10 a.m. But then; Sunday! Football games! I always take a small German short wave radio with me when I go into the woods. That way I can check up on what to expect for weather and wind. But Lynn and I are big football fans, so we had planned on trying to pick up the noon games. The reception wasn’t great until I took some wire and attached one end of it to the antenna of the radio and the other to the fire grate we had brought with us. I hung the grate high up on a nearby tree and was able to pick up WELY and the Viking’s game. They lost big time which was a bummer, but since I am first of all a Chicago Bear’s fan, it wasn’t too terrible.

After the game we went fishing again. We did some trolling and caught (& released) some more northern pike and some bass. When we got back to camp we made dinner and started to get our gear in order and ready for our move on Monday. John used our satellite phone and checked in with the shop. Kevin answered and let us know that he was not a new dad yet and warning us that there was going to be a couple isolated thunder storms coming our way. That evening, in the tent, I heard some pitter patter of a few rain drops but nothing ever came from it that night.