Insula Lake with Joel and Becky, 7,19,2013

The first two days of travel included 6 portages, and about 16 miles of travel.  We traversed mostly easy portages but one tough one.  We also had to navigate some quick current but we were successful. Our first supper was steak, sweet corn, salad and baked potato.  Our first breakfast together was bacon, eggs and hash browns.  It was a tough two days but we were experienced paddlers and things went smoothly.  On the third day we were on our Island and very happy to be preparing for our fishing adventures.  We fished the hot spot and battled several walleye and bass.  We proudly paddled the wind and waves back to camp  with our fish.  We spent the evening playing scrabble, looking at a furious lake, eating fish tacos, talking and wondering at the constant display of fabulous clouds that scudded by.  Our fourth day started with pancakes and Walleye.  We returned to the hot spot and experienced continued success.  I caught and released a 22 inch walleye. Joel and Becky kept several bass and walleye and we returned to camp for a feast.  After supper it began to rain and we headed for the tents at seven thirty.   We left camp at 7:45 and were at the first portage shortly after 9.  It was a tough portage but we celebrated getting it done early on in the day.   The last two days went well.  We enjoyed calzones for supper and stayed up late enjoying our last night in the woods.  We've had many great conversations, caught a lot of fish, had a good work out and enjoyed the beauty of the wilderness for 6 days.