Trekking 1:45:00 [4]
Always tough to figure out how or if I should count activity on wilderness trips as training, but there is no question that today's 6 portages, including one of 3 km in length, were really hard work! Because of 'Bent's recent back problems, I carried a lot of weight on our one-trip portages - somewhere around 40 kg, I'd guess. We had some heavy food treats, like a small apple a day and cheese for lunch, and I carried our SRS kayak paddles as well as our canoe paddles, so it wasn't a super-lightweight trip.
Paddling 2:30:00 [1]
This is about half the time we actually paddled, travelling from Johnnie Lake to Great Mountain Lake on a hot day, then exploring Great Mountain Lake to find the best campsite. It's a big lake with only 3 campsites, which is really nice. ThunderDog and BulletDog went swimming about 20 bazillion times today. At one point we were held up by an unflappable Mama moose and her mooselet, who were guarding a big portage. We got into the campsite around dinnertime, and it felt great to jump in the lake!