Sunday, July 29, 2018

I woke up to clear skies, gentle wind and temperatures in the mid 50s (my guess). I don't have any plans for today; Maddy is sleeping in so I got the coffee rolling as the sun rose. The woods were very quiet the previous night; it was almost eerie, but no major bumps in the night.

We sipped coffee and watched a few deer across the lake. Our breakfast was fried spam, Ova-Easy eggs on toasted bagels. Maddy also had a bowl of oatmeal.

Today was a complete relaxation day. Maddy brought a new book that she was excited to read, so she spent much of the morning reading in the hammock. I spent much of the morning sitting on the rock ledge with my feet in the water watching my bobber. We decided to go for a paddle and bring the fishing poles to explore the north and east side of the lake. We fished for an hour or so with little luck (my wife isn't a huge fisher-woman. I wanted to keep fishing to a minimum). We explored the island sites to the north, then headed back to our site as the sun grew warmer. Once we started getting hot (maybe 78-80 degrees), we decided to go for a swim. Swimming from the site ended up being one of the highlights from this trip. Before we knew it, it was dinner time. Tonight we made pan pizzas and pizza panini's.

As the evening came, we played cards, sat by the fire and took in the rising moon. The mosquitoes really were not an issue on this trip. I did bring head nets for us both (another idea from a BWCA.com member), and we wore them at dusk, but the bugs were mostly gone after a half hour or so. We settled into the tent, and once again, the woods were quiet with no wind. A few wolf howls could be heard in the far distance, and tonight the wind must have been just right to hear devil's cascade off in the distance as well.