Warp Bay, ONT to Agawa Bay, ONT: Daily miles 27.3, Total miles 803.8
This most certainly does not feel like the last day July. The guidebooks for paddling on Lake Superior tell you that now is the perfect time to be on the lake with warm water, few storms and mild temperatures. Bologna, I say. It [...]
Day 53 – Agawa Bay, Lake Superior Provincial Park, ONT
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
The weather did us no favors today and certainly hasn’t improved much. We hit the water at 8AM, reluctant to leave the great campsite into a stern headwind. The waves had slackened compared to yesterday but the wind was every bit as [...]
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 didn’t even bother getting up this morning. The shaking of the tent and sound of the waves pounding the beach warned me of the lakes condition and didn’t necessitate further investigation. I didn’t even wake up until 10AM and didn’t [...]
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
Another low mileage day but at least we moved forward. The storms that had been building for the past few days hit last night with a hard rain and lots of lightening. The lake had no resemblance of the calm we had [...]
Day 49 – Noisy Bay, Lake Superior Provincial Park, ONT
Michipicoten River, ONT to Noisy Bay, ONT: Daily miles 7.7, Total miles 748.5
The bugs made sleeping last night tough. Apparently they were using the teepee to stay out of the rain as well. We ate breakfast at the lodge and caught a ride into Wawa with a group they were taking up the Pukaskwa for [...]
