Friday, July 21, 2006

Fishdance Lake to Lake Insula

We got an early start this morning and stopped again to check out the pictographs on the way back to the Kawishiwi River before leaving Fishdance. Both portages from the Kawishiwi before Alice Lake were easy with good landings. The wind was blowing when we hit the south end of Alice so we went at it hard to get back into the river. Once back on the river, we saw an eagle and drifted toward it and got pretty close before it took off. It was a nice treat after a little tough paddling. The rest of the trip to Insula was pretty easy and the wind stayed under control. We reached Williamson Island on Lake Insula by noon and set up camp. After lunch, we did some swimming and resting. By mid-afternoon, the wind had really picked up and we watched a couple groups really struggle to get across the bay we were on. We were glad we had gotten off to an early start. That night we listened to the Twins game, had some Cajun Chicken for dinner, and played some Uno before bed.