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Love at first site
by jonoester

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 05/16/2010
Entry & Exit Point: Sawbill Lake (EP 38)
Number of Days: 6
Group Size: 8
Day 5 of 6
Thursday, May 20, 2010

I hardly slept at all and I felt bad for my tent mates, as I am sure they did't sleep well either. I was severely dehydrated by mid-morning as i could not even keep water down. Luckily we are on our way out and this didn't start at the beginning of the trip. We made our way out and I was lucky enough to have people that would pull my weight during this sickness. I grabbed a pack each time but could't muster the strength to carry the canoe on portages. I struggled to paddle at times as well, but I had the marine that never quit :)

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A northern was caught along with a perch so small that I wondered why he even tried to bite at the bait. We also had a loon stay with us for much of Grace.

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We soon got our site on Alton, straight across from the portage to Sawbill. As soon as camp was set, I returned to the tent to sleep. I slept from early afternoon to late into the evening. Some nice soul was even nice enough to snap a pic for everyone to see of me sleeping. Photobucket

I didn't partake in dinner, but it was a buffet of left over food. I soon returned to my tent and slept throughout the night.