Saturday, September 08, 2018 Up and early, it is another beautiful morning. My wife made some peach smoothies while I packed up the tent and we got everything packed away. It is such a bitter sweet day, on one hand I am looking forward to the comforts of civilization but on the other hand I am so going to miss the beauty, peace and quit of this place. I am so grateful to be able to experience this with my lovely wife, it is something that you can't explain to somebody that has never done it! That being said, we are ready for this last day of work to be done and not have to carry another portage pack or canoe for a while. After all of our hard work God has graced us with a nice breeze at our back which is making our last day of paddling so nice. Portages are pretty quit until we get to the last portage from Lizz into Poplar where a couple of groups are heading in. We just stayed back and gave them a little space, we were in no big hurry.

We made quick time and were greeted at the lodge by Mike who helped us out. We emptied all of our portage packs into our car, used the shower house to clean up, and settled up with Mike. Off we were heading back to civilization, hope I can remember how to drive! We have a tradition for the last 2 years that we stop off at McDonalds in Two Harbors for our first meal. Got some food and my LARGE DIET COKE I had been craving and we were back on the road. 

Was a great day for traveling and we made quick work of the drive to Eau Claire where we had a room booked at the Fairfield, we had stayed there the year before and loved it. So it was a race to a hot shower and to put on some clean clothes. It felt so good to be clean and to lay on a comfortable bed. So we just sat in bed and chilled for a while and then headed out to dinner. We went to the Northern Tap for dinner which was good but after spending 6 days in the BWCA it seemed unbelievably loud. So we had a nice dinner and head back to the hotel where we both passed out pretty early.