Day 36

June 13th, 2019

Sturgeon-Weir

Huge day today.  We paddled 42.5 miles.  We woke up at 3:00 AM and were on the water at 4:30 AM.  We had a decently long morning paddle across Amisk Lake, a beautiful body of water featuring red, rocky cliffs and vibrant spruce trees growing above the stone.  We saw a fishing boat at the beginning of the second section of the Sturgeon-Weir, and we paddled by to say hello. One man on the boat had a very impressive, gray beard, and he asked up about the trip.  He was ebulliently enthusiastic when he heard the route.

“Outstanding, Gentlemen! Simply outstanding! Keep it up.”

It made all of our mornings.  It illustrates how important and gratifying enthusiastic individuals are to anyone they meet.  We paddled beneath a cloudy sky, rain only falling for a half hour. We had a couple of pullovers and portages, but other than that, it was all paddling.  The current was not too fast and we made good time. We were shooting for a marked campsite just beyond a road that went over the river, but found only cottages.  Quinn and I spoke to a man mowing his lawn about any public camping in the area. He pointed us in the right direction (we had just passed it), but also invited us over for a beer.  He introduced his wife Kareen and told us his name was Dave Knutson. While sipping our beers around their fire pit we ended up cooking dinner. The entire experience left us cheerful and gratified.  We gave them our trip info and got their email to add them to the update mailing chain. I look forward to meeting all the wonderful people who will have surely touched our lives through their kindness and graciousness as we complete this journey.  

After dinner, we paddled to the campsite and were in the tents by 10:00 PM.

*No more dead pelicans seen today!

-Ax

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