Day 53 – Agawa Bay, Lake Superior Provincial Park, ONT

Warp Bay, ONT to Agawa Bay, ONT: Daily miles 27.3, Total miles 803.8

It sure felt good to really go somewhere again.  The paddling was calm and the first 20 miles passed uneventfully.  The weather has been unseasonably cold and wet for most of the trip and today was no exception at 52° and drizzling.  The [...]

Day 52 – Warp Bay, Lake Superior Provincial Park, ONT

Old Women Bay, ONT to Warp Bay, ONT: Daily miles 19.7, Total miles 776.5
Well, we moved,  but it took a long time and it was difficult.  We packed up camp and were on the water by 8AM.  The waves were quite a bit calmer than yesterday but the gusting winds were every bit as vicious [...]

Day 51 – Old Women Bay, Lake Superior Provincial Park, ONT

Old Women Bay, ONT to Old Women Bay, ONT: Daily miles 0.0, Total miles 748.5
I knew when I woke up that we weren’t going to be able to get on the water today by the sound of the waves and the way the wind pulled at the tent.  I laid around reading for most of [...]

Day 50 – Old Women Bay, Lake Superior Provincial Park, ONT

Noisy Bay, ONT to Old Women Bay, ONT: Daily miles 8.3, Total miles 756.8
Woke up to the sound of the rocky little stream and the waves lapping the beach.  The wind and waves had picked up considerably over night and a heavy fog still clung to the points and high slopes.  We packed up and [...]

Day 49 – Noisy Bay, Lake Superior Provincial Park, ONT

Michipicoten River, ONT to Noisy Bay, ONT: Daily miles 7.7, Total miles 748.5
We woke up bright and early and joined everyone for at the big table in the lodge for breakfast. Once again, it was amazing to eat a real meal. After a little more chit chat we caught a ride into Wawa with a [...]

Day 48 – Michipicoten River, ONT

False Dog Harbor, ONT to Michipicoten River, ONT: Daily miles 17.3, Total miles 740.8
We woke to thick fog that followed us all the way to Michipicoten. The paddling was fairly easy and uneventful until about noon when the wind picked up and kicked up some small waves.  By the time we got to Michipicoten Bay [...]

Day 47 – False Dog Harbor, ONT

1 mile past Pukaskwa River to False Dog Harbor  35.1 miles
Rain poured down on the tent all night.  Twice I woke up to rain that was pelting down on us so hard it sounded like someone was dumping a truckload of pea gravel on the tent.  Luckily everything stayed dry and the rain let up [...]

Day 46 – Pukaskwa River, Pukaskwa National Park, ONT

Imogene River to 1 mile past Pukaskwa – River  Daily Miles 3.8 miles, Total Miles 688.4
Today wasn’t really a success. We left camp fairly early in a thick fog, but the water was very calm. After about 15 minutes the waves picked up considerably and we couldn’t see more than 50 ft.  The fog accumulated [...]

Day 45 – Imogene River, Pukaskwa National Park, ONT

Cascade River, ONT to Imogene River, ONT: Daily miles 7.8, Total miles 684.6
This morning started out foggy, but glassy calm so we set out around 9 am. After a couple miles we ended up at a place Darrell described as a “weird little Pukaskwa world” and checked out our first Pukaskwa pits. The pits are [...]

Day 44 – Cascade River, Pukaskwa National Park, ONT

Cave Harbor, ONT to Cascade River, ONT: Daily miles 24.5, Trip miles 676.8
We didn’t wake up all that early today. We got going around 8 am and shortly after that the 4 guys we met yesterday paddled past our campsite. We were packed up and on the water by 9am. The waves were only about [...]