Canoeing for a Week! Day 2 (Daily Blog 8/9)

So yesterday I left off where we were done with our pre-trip prep. The second day was mainly focussed on departure and paddling techniques. We began our day at around 7am trying to finalize packing and eating breakfast. I don't remember what we exactly had to eat, but all I know is that is was beyond amazing! We then got the canoes and our bags in the trailer and all climbed in the huge van for our 1 and a half hour road trip to the Namekagon River. Yay, fast forward a long boring car ride to where we were putting in. We quickly reviewed the paddling techniques, which for me was a breeze because I get to canoe pretty often. Now we packed up the canoes and headed down the river for about an hour and then stopped for lunch because we had to portage around a dam. We ate for a little bit, played some frisbee and headed off again for 3 or 4 more hours before stopping at a campsite along the river to stay the night. Once we get all the canoes unpacked and on shore, we have "Site Chores". Some people set up tents, others help prepare dinner, and the rest collect firewood. The most crucial and important job there is on this trip. Keeping a fire going is easy with little kindling, but getting and keeping a fire hot enought to boil 3-4 pots of river water a night and morning. We use the water for drinking water, water to sterilize dishes and to cook with. So once we've eaten we hang out, play some games of 'Ninja' which if you've never heard of it, you've lived under a social interaction rock. So yeah, Day 1 of actual canoeing was alot of fun and I enjoyed every bit of it! As you may have noticed, day 2 is much shorter than day 1 length wise. Well, in real life, day 2 was much longer, but most of the time was doing the same thing. And I bet you can't figure out what that is! ;)

That's pretty much for Day 2! Come back tomorrow to read about our near death experience and a gas tanker exploding!!! Haha just kidding but seriously its gonna be pretty interesting!