Sunday, September 04, 2016 Walked over to Seagull around 6:30 for our 7:00 tow to American Point. Coffee was served while the van was loaded up. In the office I met Deb and commented on my meeting with Kiporby. She said he was a very nice man and a great customer. The short drive to the Sag entry point was timed perfectly as the tow boat arrived as we were unloading. About 1/2 way out to American Point Goose turns to me and said, "Where are our leeches?" It didn't take long and we figured out they were still tied to Seagull Outfitter's dock! Our fishing may have suffered but on the bright side, it made portaging a little easier. We pushed off of American Point and our trip was finally on! Brian and Deny took one Souris River with Goose and I in the other. Sag was fairly calm with a slight wind in our face. On smallie caught by Deny and one slight map reading mis-step found us at Monument Portage. We met 2 groups on the portage which started a trend of seeing more people than we expected. Going through Ottertrack went quick but we found the winds picked up as we headed into Ester. Our sights were set on the island site to the north. It was taken along with the site to the east, so we paddled around the island and settled in the site to the east. It was fairly large and would work fine. Trolling the bay to the west found one laker in our canoe caught by Goose. Dinner that night was a special one never before seen by our group..................fresh food! Ribeyes and potatoes! They were well worth the extra weight on the portages.