Sunday, July 21, 2024 It's the start of week 2. Leisurely beginning to the day- coffee, potato pancakes with chunks of fried salami whips- remarkably tasty- then second cups of coffee. Much of the smoke haze is gone.

We went out for a day paddle on Kekekabic- such a huge lake with twisty little bays, I really liked it. There are lots of cliffs and mounds of tall hills, and the water is amazingly clear. Took the short portage into Kek Lake. It's a gorgeous little gem. Took a video in the center of the lake while Jesse paddles us in a slow circle. We found a rocky area of shoreline to eat lunch- smoked sausage, olives, apricots, nuts. So many big white pines on Kek Lake that made it through the blowdown in the shelter of these hills. We've seen a few canoes off in the distance today, and this morning I heard someone splitting wood, but that's it.

Once back in camp Jesse took water, GPS and raingear and went to explore the island further. He returned with tales of vast mossy greenness, many mosquitos, and lots of tangled blowdown. We stayed up with the fire until almost dark, but it clouded over and we headed for the tent.

~Kekekabic Lake, Kek Lake