Sunday, July 07, 2019 I was up by 5:30 and went to VNO to get the canoe and let Ashley sleep in a little more. Got the canoe and talked for a while with the guys about fishing and campsites and they marked some spots on the map for me. Went back to the motel got the kid and was at the Snowbank Landing about 8:00 I could not have asked for a better day for paddling, weather was great! We made it across Snowbank with no issues and hit the 140 rod portage to Disappointment. Ashley did great, we had to double portage and her pack was 35-40 pounds but she made the whole portage without stopping or complaining. The bugs were not bad at all but the trail was a little crowded with people heading out. After loading the canoe back up and getting back on the water I asked her if she wanted to find a campsite or move on, she already had the map and compass out finding where the portage to Ahsub was and said we were going all the way to Ima today! We made it on through Ahsub, Jitterbug, Adventure, Cattyman and Jordan with great weather no wind or waves to deal with and very few people, it was just a great day of canoe travel. We got to Ima and were heading to a camp site on the big island on the south side of the lake, about half way there we saw it was occupied so we started heading to the north shore for another site the guys at VNO said was nice. We had just started heading north and saw a group of 4 canoes come around the islands on the west side of the lake heading the same way we were. I told Ashley to dig in and the race was on. One of their canoes broke out ahead of the group but we got there first!  It was a long day for a guy who hadnt canoe traveled for 15 years and a newbie but I think we did pretty good. We set up camp fixed some chicken and rice burritos and then fished around camp the rest of the evening but didnt catch anything.