Off for a canoe trip - about a half hour paddle towards the west of the island there is an inlet from another lake - to go to the other lake requires a portage. Getting to the portage point one must paddle through an area of many water lilies and cattail plants. With careful paddling it is possible to get right among the plants and see some interesting wild life. We were able to come quite close to a turtle (likely the western painted kind) sunning itself on a rock. We also found a discarded Red-winged black bird's nest in the cattails and collected it for T. to take home for show and tell.
At the portage point there is a small rapids where the stream flows into Lac Lu. Opa found a good place to beach the canoe with T. and Oma still in it - thus we could disembark with dry feet - didn't matter to T. but Oma sure likes keeping the feet dry. We hiked around in this area and then spent some time sailing stick boats down the rapids.
When T. was in the woods looking for dry sticks he made a great find - dry animal bones (likely a young deer). Something more to add to his collection for show & tell.
Oma what happened to the tote box?
Oma had to rest for a while by sitting on the tote box. Opa had to help her up while T. took another picture which is not going to be published.
After about an hour we headed back to the cabin - reaching there in time for lunch which was very much needed by everyone.
