Monday, June 25, 2012 I arose early as is my habit at around 5:30-6:00 and make coffee. I then sit next to my Thermacell wearing my permethrin treated clothes and eat two of the best bagels I believe I have ever eaten! Thomas was the brand name and they were fresh and good! Cinnamon Raisin and a plain one with cream cheese and strawberry jam! I sit around camp getting the fishing stuff ready until Kim gets up a little after 8:00. A fresh cup of coffee and a bagel get her ready to go fishing so we head out at 8:30. Pictures of what happened during this time is shown below... needless to say she kicked my butt!! Her Trifecta and my teeny effort!!

By noon the fishing was over, it was hot and the hammocks were calling our names after a nice lunch of carne asada tacos! Sleep in the hammocks came easy after that. We went out later in the evening to fish a little more and look around some... Kim continued where she left off in the morning catching more fish than me and bigger fish! Dinner that night was fresh caught walleye and wild rice! You can guess who supplied the fish...

Stupid story: I bring a small Fiskar's brand hatchet to chop or split wood for the fire, I also bring a Gerber folding saw. For safety reasons I was using the saw to cut some smaller dry limbs 1-1.5 inches in diameter for the fire the first evening to cook our ribeyes. I thought I was being careful but the next thing I know I have a dual set of cut across the very tip of my thumb from the two teeth offset on the saw blade. No big deal... but then it started bleeding, and bleeding and would not stop! My hand was covered, it was running down my arm, I had dripped all over the fire pit area as I walked to get a paper towel. It would not stop! Finally got a bandaged on it, and the only way I could keep a bandage on it was with Duct Tape! So I had a nice big Duct tape thumb on my left hand for two day until it healed enough to stop bleeding every time I hit it! Remember, saws really are safer than hatchets!