We found a 6th tent stake today! I can't believe how many stakes people lose. Stew dubbed it "idiot hunting." He announced, "I'll find a tent stake." He walked over to some rocks that folks had used to hold a guy line and BAM, there was a stake...lol.

We had a strong headwind for most of today. Wind out the east/southeast. No Boy Scouts today and a lot fewer people, in general. We chatted with a nice pair of guys, one of whom was returning to Kekekabic after a trip 14 years ago when an aggressive bear stole their food.

For lunch, we hiked over to Agamok Falls. We chatted with a couple as we finished that portage who once had a Mad River canoe like ours.

Gabi had big waves, but when does Gabi not have big waves! A few came over the bow, but subsided once we got a half mile out. Once we reached Little Sag, we seemed to have the place to ourselves. We are exhausted, but that satisfying kind of exhaustion. Tomorrow will be a layover day for sure. Dang it is hot today! Feeling overheated even after a swim.

As we started orgainzing for dinner around 5pm, a thunderstorm started moving in. So we got the fly on the tent, set up a tarp for our cooking area, prepped the bear rope, and settled in to cook.Stew even left some stubby branches on the little dead spruce he sized for a center pole under the tarp so we were able to hang the cooking water bucket and water filter right there within easy reach. All I had to do was reach over my head and tilt the bucket to pour into the pot. I moved a nearby log and supported it with a rock so I had a perfect back rest with the extra pack under my butt. Great for lounging and cooking. Chicken soup with dumplings followed by tapioca pudding.

It took awhile for the actual line of storms to hit us as the 1st set passed north of us. But by the time we climbed in the tent, the rain/thunder/lightning was starting in earnest. We had to turn on our headlamps by 7:30 because the storm made it so dark.

Distance: 9 miles Portages: 336 rods (8 portages) Time: 5.5 hours including the walk to the falls for lunch

~Eddy Lake, Jenny Lake, Annie Lake, Ogishkemuncie Lake, Mueller Lake, Agamok Lake, Gabimichigami Lake, Rattle Lake, Little Saganaga Lake