Tuesday, September 04, 2018 Did not sleep great last night and I think my wife and I figured out that maybe it is because it is so quiet at night. Don't get me wrong, that is the thing I love most about being up there but I think when it is so quiet that you can hear your own heart beat that every little sound gets your mind racing a little bit. 

Today is the day they are expecting to rain and storm all day, but so far it is day break and still no rain. So we are able to have some breakfast and a camp fire in the morning. We decide after sitting around camp for a while that we would go do some fishing and maybe collect some more firewood. It is turning out that the fishing on Gaskin is tough, we manage a snack northern and that is it. I did manage to get some firewood and the rain started so we headed in. My wife found a dry place in camp to make some potato soups for lunch while I made sure I protected our wood from the rain. I also realized that my rain coat is no longer water resistant so I was getting soaked. So we made up our soup and retreated to the tent for an afternoon of reading and napping. It was actually very relaxing. My wife surprised me and had brought along a pop for both of us, what an unexpected treat!

The rain only lasted a few hours and we were able to get out of the tent and have a fire and enjoy the evening outside. Tried some walleye fishing and managed a small smallie and that was it. We typically put together our own meals but for dinner tonight we had some Packet Gourmet meals and WOW was mine awesome! I will be ordering that again. Checked the forecast for the next day because we want to make sure when we do our big loop that we are taking advantage of the wind when crossing Winchell. More Ibuprofen and fireball and off to bed!