Tuesday, June 29, 2010 Tuesday morning I am awakened not by the call of a Loon but rather by the hum of a De Havilland float plane’s engine as it flies overhead headed to Canada. It is 6:00 am and cold again, 43 degrees. The coffee is good as I try fishing from shore again while Kim sleeps, but with no luck! Seems they remember me as a fisherman!! The wind is blowing from the north at about 15 – 20 mph and gusting higher. In my mind I make the decision to just stay here and base camp for the week. We have a great campsite, worse thing about it is the 50 ft climb uphill to the latrine… It is one of those deals where if you feel the urge, start now or you won’t make it with the climb!! Kim sleeps until 9:00 and I just sit on my rock in my Crazy Creek where I can look out over the lake and watch the wind blow…

When Kim gets up I have her coffee ready for her and prepare her some blueberry pancakes and bacon! After the dishes are done and morning chores are completed we decide to go paddling and do some drift fishing too. We both agree to stay at this site and tomorrow do a day trip to Snow Bay to look around and fish. But today it is look at the other sites nearby on East Loon Bay to rate them for the BWCA.com site. We catch a few fish, smallies mainly, and I catch a few walleyes and a couple of northern. We stop and have lunch which consist of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, GORP and Beef Jerky on a sandy beach in the Southwest corner of East Loon Bay across from the chute going into Little Loon. Then we paddle into the wind and head to the first campsite 1986 (#2). Other than having some ripe blueberries we decide this campsite is not a great one. Limited tent space, and trees to hang tarps, hammocks, or food pack if so inclined and a rocky bluff landing area for the canoe. Fire pit area is open with little shade. I added these comments to the map section as well.

The next site 24 (#1) was a much better site easier access, better tent pads, good trail to latrine although back in the woods aways. And this spot is covered with blueberries! I hereby name this campsite. Blue Berry Hill! It also had a Minnetonka Leather hat left there! We left it as well thinking the owner might return for it.

Now it is time to head back to camp for a little hammock time. We stay in the hammocks, rocked by the wind until 5:00 again. I then prepare a dinner of 3 cheese tortellini with garlic butter sauce and toasted buttered parmesan bread. Afterwards when all is cleaned up we decide to do some more drift fishing. I can tell Kim wants to catch a walleye! We paddle out and drift the length of the western shore until Kim finally catches the biggest walleye of the trip! About 3.5 pounds! And of course, do we have the camera? No! But I can bear witness to the fact she did catch it! We paddle back and get ready for bed, tomorrow we trip to Snow Bay!

Highlights of the day! Fresh blueberries! Kim catching the biggest walleye and the thrill she had doing it! An overall sense of peace and relaxation is becoming natural now, and it feels great! Weather has been good other than windy, cool in the mornings and highs in the 70’s during the day! Thank you Lord for the continued blessings!