There was a resident turtle at this campsite.

We broke camp at 8:15. Paddled around through a corner of Birch Lake to Basswood. Went through Canadian Customs and Prairie Portage.

Sometime on our way today I snapped this photo of Spartan1 with his maps, planning the route. Still in his canvas Army rain jacket, and with the jungle hat on his head.

Three long portages in the rain. [Bayley Bay of Basswood Lake, North Portage (128 rods) to Sunday Lake, then 193 rods to Meadows, and 140 rods to Agnes.]

Louisa Falls is pretty. Would be more enjoyable if it weren't pouring rain. There was a party of girls at the falls when we were there.

The weather cleared off about 2:30 or 3 PM.

We camped on a little island in Agnes Lake, 4 PM. The flowers are pretty here: columbine, roses, daisies. We had a really enjoyable stay here. The temp at supper was 68 degrees.

As we were enjoying this beautiful afternoon Neil broke out the blackberry brandy and we sat on a rock to have a sip or two. I jokingly said that I should do a sexy portrait of him, since it was early in the trip and he was still clean in his cutoffs and his Camp Easton Staff t-shirt. The two photos below were the result. Notice that in one photo (the one we shared with some of the tee-totaling side of the family) he is not holding the bottle. We took our brandy in a plastic Colgate 100 mouthwash bottle that we had emptied out before the trip. These are my all-time favorite photos of my canoe partner.