Otterslide Lake

No alarm for today as we'd clearly be up with the sun...We woke up at 9am...

Anyhow, more fresh food for breakfast of eggs, bacon and muffin, whilst disassembling and repacking everything. We both awoke to a few mosquito bites but as usual mine were rather more red. By the evening the one on my leg was a welt over an inch in diameter...bloody things.

We headed out a little after 10am knowing we had an early and long portage this morning...nearly a kilometre with all our kit. Whilst it was exhausting and challenging, it was nonetheless fun and it out us on to Little Otterslide Lake.

About four hours of paddling all told, the highlight of which was a channel full of water lilies which was beautiful. It is amazing how few people are around. While we knew the park was massive, the canoeing routes are so well marked that I expected more people. We've maybe passed a dozen people today but not had anyone paddling alongside us all day.

Our arrival into camp was perhaps the most difficult part of the day. We had 11 spots to choose from and the first two weren't great. We headed to a third across the lake, with the wind on our left and to keep the canoe going straight was a real challenge! Eventually we made it, and now, having set up the tent, got the firewood ready and sorted out the rope to hang food from (like a well oiled machine), we're relaxing with some freshly ground coffee 😊

Chicken noodle soup for starters for dinner (left over from lunch as we didn't want to cook...so lunch was crackers, celery and Ben ate a block of cheese), then curry & naan followed by strawberry cheesecake...Read more