Leave Day - Friday (8/30/2019) Six people were going on this trip. Two were in my Jeep (plus canoe), and four others were in another vehicle (truck). We both were able to get on the road and driving to Ely, MN by 4 pm. We drove through the night, switching back and forth as drivers while the other vehicle stopped somewhere along the route and got a hotel. We arrived in Ely, MN by 7:30 am on Saturday and felt reasonably rested due to to the luck of timing and each being able to take some turns sleeping.

My BIL calls as we are driving and reminds me that the canoe they are using is one from JS's group. This group is currently on a trip and won't be getting back to Williams & Hall until Saturday. JS is using his canoe, and my BIL and nephew are using another of the group's.