During the night we had several thunderstorms with blasting gusts of wind. I sleep in a tarp covered hammock with Luna in her own "pup tent" underneath me. She does not like thunder at all but she doesn't make a sound. I'm concerned that a tree or some limbs might blow down. Violent thunderstorms can be quite scary in canoe country.

The morning and afternoon remained very windy. We couldn't go anywhere even if we wanted to. It was 50 degrees and very gusty winds. This made cooking breakfast very uncomfortable. My bacon and egg breakfast and coffee got cold in a hurry.

Bob fares better as he cooks inside his CCS Lean 1. He set it up facing away from the lake and wind so I joined him in there for lunch. Between rain squalls were patches of sun. Not much to do so I play fetch with Luna and read a book for awhile then take a nap. It was all very nice!

Around 7:00 the wind settled down so we had a fire. Both Bob and myself like to travel in solo canoes so that's what we are doing this time. We each bring everything we need as if on a solo trip. We don't really combine or share equipment but I become the sawyer with my new Boreal 21 saw and Bob is the splitter with his forest axe. Bob says "splitting wood is my jam" and he gets a workout by heating his house in rural Wisconsin with wood.

The forecast is for sun and a cold front moving in. We hit the sacks early as it's dark by 8:00 now. The night gets very windy again but no more rain. It's so nice to be back in canoe country. This is my 20th trip of a week or longer and it's Luna's 5th.