Today arrived with clear skies and very light winds. The one oldest boy had woke up around 1 am and upon seeing how the skies had cleared moved his sleeping pad and bag out on top of the rock that was out over the water to stargaze. Reminded me of what I used to like to do. Everyone pitched in and we were packed up and in the canoes in no time. On the trip back we came across a gal doing a solo trip that had gotten wind-bound coming into Caribou from Lizz. She had found a nice little spot right off the portage to pitch her tent as was enjoying breakfast chatting to the various groups coming and going through that very busy portage. 

We proceeded through Lizz and into Poplar with no problems and by about 11:00 we were all showered up and packing up the vehicles ready to head to Grand Marais for lunch at the Gunflint Tavern (yum) and then home!