Friday, September 07, 2012 It was a comfortable night and we woke up to a cool slightly windy morning. Our point is perfectly situated for us to sip our morning coffee and watch the sun rise over the pines across the far shore. We quickly packed up camp and shoved off for the next leg of our journey. The rest of Insula was beautiful, but the wind was really starting to pick up and the sun was beating down on us... someone forgot the sunscreen... whoops.

We followed the Kawishiwi River once more and it was a joy to paddle with small rapids, glittery gabbro outcrops, and chattering kingfishers. By lunchtime, we made it to the Fishdance Lake Pictographs and feasted at a perched campsite across from the giant cliff. Before we left we floated along side the face of the cliff and gazed in awe at the ancient paintings. One couldn’t help but feel the presence of history here. Early afternoon came and we started looking for home. We juggled between two sites on either side of an island in the Kawishiwi River and opted for the northern site for it’s superior swimming hole. Not long after unpacking I utilized said swimming hole with great relief. It was a hot sunny day of paddling. This site features a nice rocky ledge high off the water with great views to the western shore. From here we watched a family of eagles hunting fish, and plentiful beaver activity. More stargazing and a lovely evening fire.