Day 1. Brutal uphill 80 rod portage to start trip from truck to Ram lake, followed by three more that were no cake walks thru Craft, Rum and Little Trout. I planned to stay at little trout, but there was a big group on the island site and the other site I checked on the northwest side didn’t speak to me, so I decided to pushed on to Misqua. I read bad things about that portage, but I figured I’d rather get it out of the way than start day 2 with a doozy. It was a doozy, big time up hill to begin with, then some ups and downs and a boggy section where I lost a sandal. Got to Misqua and found the campsite open, so I took it. Really only a site that a mother could love, but I was beat. There was moose scat and fallen trees, plus no where flat to pitch a tent, but where there’s a will there’s a way. Tried fishing because I thought I read it had lakers, trolled the whole lake, got hung up twice, but no fish. Found a nice rock by the lake, had a cigar and a stiff drink and soaked it all in. Was visited by a couple of otters, so there must be fish. Dehydrated baked beans and pre-cooked sausages for dinner, all good.