A front is moving in and the wind really picks up out on the lake. We aren’t affected as much in our east facing site by the wind. After attempting futility by trolling for fish in the wind, we head back to camp and throw setlines out. Dorothy occupies her time by playing with the leeches and exploring for wildlife on the rocks. A couple of beavers swim by dragging a rather large branch and we wonder if it’s going to be used for food, shelter or dam. After catching a few fish, Dorothy discovers that we have a visitor. Fred the turtle decided to come on shore and say “Hi.” Dorothy has a blast following Fred around and watching what he’s up to.

After lunch it starts looking ominous, so we clean up camp and prepare for some card games under the tarps. After a few hours of rain, the skies open up and the sun begins to peak through. We cook our last fish dinner over a fire and clean up. While the wife and I are doing dishes, Dorothy finds Fred again and she became very excited. It turns out that Fred is now Lulu. Lulu had originally come to shore to lay eggs and Dorothy found her in the act. Lulu took the name change in stride and finished her business and went back into the lake.

We watch the stars for a bit after dark and go to bed fairly early.