Tuscarora Lake

A beautiful morning on the lakes. Right after breakfast (bagels, bacon and eggs) we decided to be extremely lazy and do a layover day on Tuscacora; having heard stories of all of the great fishing. We have since decided that those stories are lies. We didn’t get a single bite. It is our fault for that though; we were having more fun exploring the lake and the open camp sites. The site on the island is awesome! We would have switched sites but the wind was so crazy (strong 20+ mph with 30+ gusts) that it would not have been worth the hassle.

The entire day was spent paddling around Tuscacora (fishing and taking pictures) and being as lazy as possible. There are just some days where traveling comes in second to enjoying being out in the middle of nowhere and exploring the location you are at. I would write more about the day, but there is no more to tell about it. It was relaxing, restful and glorious.

I should report something though; Gopher, being the type of guy he is (i.e., forgetful) discovered that he left a bunch of gear at home. Including: his dishes, his towel, his headlamp, the Shore Lunch (for cooking fish – which didn’t matter seeing as I forgot the cooking oil) as well as a bunch of pointless gear that isn’t really needed (pencil and paper, et al). Most of his trip, while relaxing, was spent mooching gear off of Matt and I. I cannot pass all of the blame on Gopher, though. I forgot the Miracle Whip for the tuna and the peanut butter for the bread. No complaints though. We tend to over pack way too much.