Lakes: Alice, Kawishiwi River, Lake Insulu, Kiana Lake, Thomas Lake, unnamed lake, Hatchet Lake, Ima Lake Portages: 8 Rods: 180x2, 25x2, 10x2, 20x2, 10x2, 30x2 Total Rods: Total Distance: 13

I woke fairly early and don't remember making breakfast. Probably some bars on the go. I had a fair distance to cover today and wanted to stay on target for my out day. Bumped into an Otter on the south end of Alice, and a few canoes along the Kawishiwi River. Caught a good size northern just below the falls into Insula. It was chewed up by something quite bigger. Hoped to see a moose in this area but didn't. Bumped into a set of kayakers on Insula's east bay.

Paddled to the entrance to Lake Insula just to take a look. Then paddled up the north side of the east bay. Area gave me the creeps and I don't know why. Saw some moose prints on the portage to Kiana Lake. Was a pretty lake. Scraped bottom in the shallow section between the two bodies of water.

Had yet more wind to deal with on Thomas, but it was a rear-quartering cross- wind. Dealt with it fine and paddled my way north. Bumped into a pair of nesting loons on the creek heading to Hatchet Lake. Didn't seem to bother them, despite this being a busy thoroughfare.

By now I was pretty tuckered out. The sun beating down on me probably did it more than anything. I humped my gear over to Ima lake and was starting to stumble here and there. I wanted a campsite and fast. Found one. The second one on the right straight north from the Hatchet to Ima portage. Was a nice site. I unloaded and got my hammock out. Strung it up and didn't move for a few hours. Just dozed in and out of exhaustion for a few hours.

Looking back I think it was a combo of not drinking enough fluids, sun beating down on me, not having enough sunscreen to really do the trick, and not resting at all from the time I got up. I should have been ready to go after a layover day. I recovered soon enough though.

This site had a rock table. A flat rock on top of a stump. Was great and whoever put it there I appreciate it; even if it's not low impact. I did some fishing in the evening but didn't catch anything. Trolled for lakers.