Algonquin Park

So now that we're broken in it was time to head up to Algonquin, without Kiwi. Decided on a portage. We put in at Rock Lake and paddled the whole thing with a strong headwind. WTF! That was a workout. Portage was ok, only about 450m on hilly ground. Had to do 2 trips though. Then put in again at Pen Lake. On our way out we were told all sights but one were taken, but they couldn't say if those people had gone out or not so we should take the first empty sight we see. We paddled out a bit trying to decide if it was worth the paddle(still got headwind) to see if there was a really nice camp site. We didn't go far before turning around to set up camp at the first site. Of course, while we were sipping coffee and making lunch we saw at least 7 other groups come in behind us. Like, every site was available! But it was nice where we were anyways. So we stayed a couple of days, battled the worst deer fly attack ever, did lots of canoeing and fishing, and lots of eating. Had a good time out there, it was my first visit to Algonquin. I'm all primed up for a longer trip in the near future, maybe Massasauga Provincial Park off Georgian Bay.
No wildlife near our camp but there was evidence of moose having passed by recently. The ones we saw were off the road



Stupid moose ran away. But I got a shot of its ass!
Mmmmmm, moose ass.




Canoeing Pen Lake



Fishing Pen Lake. It's not a canary!

Speaking of birds, the day we set up camp we had the brilliant idea of bathing in the lake, in May! Can you say cold? So there we were, naked, taking a bath in what felt like an ice bucket. Didn't do much to stop the deer flies and mosquitos biting.
NOTE:Don't jump in a lake until July!




Really?! Is that the best I can do?
That's actually a trout. No, I didn't keep it.



Ohhh, coffee pot's on. Mmmmm, camp coffee.

So plans are in the works. July I'm hitting Massasauga Park. Planning maybe 4 or 5 days camping and fishing. I'm on a mission to get myself a monster muskie. Damn muskie!