Naturally; a light mist falls early this morning before we can get camp tore down. Arriving at the portage, Brad discovers he has forgotten his PFD back in camp. So, Aurora & I begin the portage while Vickie & Brad paddle the short distance back to grab it. As we finish the portage, a group of guys just heading in paddles up and we share our experiences about the trails, fishing etc.. Upon our arrival at Tuscarora Lodge & Outfitters we do the same, and tell them about the trashed camp on Tuscarora so they can give folks (who are just heading in) a heads up.

After changing into some dry clothes, we drive to Trail Center for some grub and then part ways at Grand Marais where Aurora & I stop off at the Gunflint Ranger Station to report the campsite. As a reward for reporting this, the Rangers there give Aurora a bag full of goodies (stickers, coloring items etc.) that she is excited about. From there it's just the, now much shorter, drive to our new home in Virginia. Although,I do a poor job of communicating the directions to Vickie and she ends up taking HWY 1 all the way to the Tomahawk Road before finally realizing the error. But,I'm happy to say they do make it home safe & sound.