Hot Grape Nuts plus for breakfast.

Another hot day - High 94, Low 65 with 90% humidity. There was however a bit of a breeze, which helped a lot.

We decided to move back to Sawbill to make our final day an easy out. We backtracked the way we came in. The situation was the same as the way in – crowded portages but it was OK while paddling. It was a long day with that heat.

On Sawbill we started looking for a campsite. We checked each one as we paddled south. Each site was occupied. Things didn’t look good. We went up the bay running NW, the one that leads to the Kelso portage. The first site was taken, but the other site at the tip of the bay was opened (Site #876). We claimed it at 3:00 p.m.

It was a nice enough site but worn. Nice canoe landing. We swam but the swimming was not good – too shallow. No firewood close by. Nice big fire grate/kitchen area. One of the tent pads was too close to the fire pit. Still, all-in-all the site was OK.

We were glad to get it. I’m sure all the sites on Sawbill were occupied that night. At 7:30 p.m. a group of six in three canoes came paddling back obviously looking for a site. They kept coming even though the site was clearly taken. I think they thought there was only one canoe and they were going to ask to share the site, because when they spotted my canoe, which was partially hidden by brush we heard one of them say, “No. There are two canoes there! Turn back!”

I hope they were heading out and not entering or passing through. They weren’t going to find an unoccupied site on Sawbill that night.

Supper was Chicken Teriyaki Noodles with Asian Vegetables and biscuits.