We stopped for breakfast at McDonalds in Wisconsin. We took the seats of some regulars and they were not too happy. As soon as we left, they moved and took back their seats. We passed through Duluth. Looks like a cool, old town. We arrived in Ely about noon. Upon entering the city, I had Ryan make a right toward the Ely Medical Clinic. They dropped me off at the clinic and after talking them out of staying with me, they headed uptown to do some shoppin/sightseeing.

After waiting for a few hours, Dr. Mary took a look at me, ran some tests and determined it was probably a stomach virus. I left with some antibiotics and headed uptown to find my boys. As expected, they were a bit drunk when I found them. Left their mark "Prison Tough" on the bar. Interesting as none of them have been to prison.

We headed to Voyageurs North Outfitters to pick up two canoes and receive some advice from John. Well Cundy(He's the Phillipino guy) decided that he knew more than John and started circling stuff on the map much to the annoyance of John. Tim may also be responsible for getting a guy fired as well...long story. We got loaded up and headed to Lake Jeanette campground. We had a reserved site and immediately began making camp. Troy and Tyler quickly filtered some water from the lake and Bucket(Ryan, my brother) began cooking. I took a nap, woke up, ate, and went back asleep. It rained overnight as we dreamed of our adventure with nervous apprehension.