Our journey to Insula was arduous but we succeeded in paddling and portaging the sixteen miles to our favorite island at the north end of Lake Insula. We took two days to get there and had to triple portage due to the massive burden. All important stuff to have and we were glad we had it. The first day was 8 miles and two portages. Easily doable. Our second day was four portages, the last one covering 100 rods, a hill and putting us on the southwest corner of Insula. We were happy to paddle the 4 miles of lake to our favorite Island campsite on the northwest end of the lake. We spent 3 nights and two days fishing, sleeping, eating and observing the best wilderness in America. Ruth caught the only two fish of the stay on Insula. A northern that was thrown back and a Walleye that was cooked and eaten. Delicious! The weather was cool and comfortable and we were mostly alone at this end of the lake. On our fifth day we loaded up the canoe and started back to civilization. The first portage was the long one and we did it in good fashion because we were fresh. The next three were considered easy. We got to a nice campsite on Lake Four mid-afternoon. After making camp we went to a nearby fishing hole. It was now my turn to feed the expedition. I caught two nice walleyes and we took them back to camp for supper. It was a nice finale to a great week in the woods. The last day was a gorgeous paddle out of the wilderness. We had gentle breezes and blue skies. We cherished our last hours in the BWCAW.
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