Murdo entry - Intorduction to BW for two of my daughters
by fishinbuddy
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
05/30/2005
Entry Point:
Mudro Lake (restricted--no camping on Horse Lake) (EP 22)
Exit Point:
Mudro Lake (restricted--no camping on Horse Lake) (EP 22)
Number of Days:
5
Group Size:
3
Day 3 of 5
Wednesday June 1st, 2005
Fourtown, 40 rod, Boot Lake
Breakfast – Eggs, bacon, tortillas
Lunch – Tuna & egg salad, crackers, candy bars
Dinner – Steak, rice, carrots
Wednesday we broke camp and headed north to Boot. The sky was blue and the temperature upper 60’s. We had the wind to our backs and made great time with everyone working as a team. I thought we were turning the corner to having a great trip. The portage was easy and the girls liked exploring the rapids. We scouted a few sites before picking one that had the wind coming in so it would keep the bugs out. It turned out to be a great choice. It is interesting how campsites rating works for each person. For me it is tent pad first, then the fire and how the camp is situated. To the girls it was the latrine trail and smell. Oh well I am learning! We set up camp and then got down to some serious fishing before and after dinner. The girls dropped me off on a finger of land in the middle of the bay and I tried some fly-fishing. They paddled around the bay and were working well at casting some floating crank baits to see if the small mouths were willing. Nothing was biting I think the bay was too shallow or we spooked the fish. It was fun anyway.
Dinner took a 12’ jack pine tree along with some birch, which burned much better than the pine. Steak was on the menu again along with rice. I had brought butter and we cooked a top sirloin steak cubed in butter and put it over rice. All enjoyed the meal and we sat by the fire with hot chocolate until the wind died and the bugs returned. We moved to the tent and we discovered the tent zipper was broken. We had rented a 4 person timberline tent from the outfitters and the zipper had filed along a stress point. Not to worry I had duct tape and we zipped the tent up and read some and made some journal entries. We also had a great time hunting the mosquitoes that had feasted on us. We squished many on the ceiling leaving bloody marks (terminated with extreme prejudice). The mosquitoes had a preference for the girls they must be sweeter. We also talked about the trip and while things were getting better the girls were relieved when I suggested we could head out the next day if they wanted.
I was sad at the prospect of leaving but when you push too much you create enduring hard feelings. We all agreed that tomorrow we would get up early and try and make it out.
Fourtown, 40 rod, Boot Lake
Breakfast – Eggs, bacon, tortillas
Lunch – Tuna & egg salad, crackers, candy bars
Dinner – Steak, rice, carrots
Wednesday we broke camp and headed north to Boot. The sky was blue and the temperature upper 60’s. We had the wind to our backs and made great time with everyone working as a team. I thought we were turning the corner to having a great trip. The portage was easy and the girls liked exploring the rapids. We scouted a few sites before picking one that had the wind coming in so it would keep the bugs out. It turned out to be a great choice. It is interesting how campsites rating works for each person. For me it is tent pad first, then the fire and how the camp is situated. To the girls it was the latrine trail and smell. Oh well I am learning! We set up camp and then got down to some serious fishing before and after dinner. The girls dropped me off on a finger of land in the middle of the bay and I tried some fly-fishing. They paddled around the bay and were working well at casting some floating crank baits to see if the small mouths were willing. Nothing was biting I think the bay was too shallow or we spooked the fish. It was fun anyway.
Dinner took a 12’ jack pine tree along with some birch, which burned much better than the pine. Steak was on the menu again along with rice. I had brought butter and we cooked a top sirloin steak cubed in butter and put it over rice. All enjoyed the meal and we sat by the fire with hot chocolate until the wind died and the bugs returned. We moved to the tent and we discovered the tent zipper was broken. We had rented a 4 person timberline tent from the outfitters and the zipper had filed along a stress point. Not to worry I had duct tape and we zipped the tent up and read some and made some journal entries. We also had a great time hunting the mosquitoes that had feasted on us. We squished many on the ceiling leaving bloody marks (terminated with extreme prejudice). The mosquitoes had a preference for the girls they must be sweeter. We also talked about the trip and while things were getting better the girls were relieved when I suggested we could head out the next day if they wanted.
I was sad at the prospect of leaving but when you push too much you create enduring hard feelings. We all agreed that tomorrow we would get up early and try and make it out.
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