This day was originally planned to be a rest day however we
decided that we could get the portage in one day and do the other half the rest
as we would probably get ridiculously bored if we didn’t do anything all day
plus the fact the whole portage and paddle in one day might be a bit miserable.
The aim was to move around and keep warm as it was the night after it had
snowed and sitting still in a tent all day would result in some chilly toes.
But of course the weather had other ideas, we optimistically
packed everything away, waiting for a lull in the rain or hail (it’s hard to
tell from inside a tent) then the wind picked up and began to snow again, as we
came up and over the lump that had been our shelter we felt the true force of
the wind and the wind caps on the waves on the lake our optimism dropped quite
rapidly. We went down to the canoe and
packed it up and discussed the problem ahead, it was either to try and
paddle out into the waves (not really an option when we considered the prospect
of the waves coming over the side and capsizing) or set up camp again and wait
for better weather. We compromised and decided to walk back around the corner
to see if it was more shelter around the corner.
We walked the canoes around the edge of the loch and found
it slightly more sheltered but not much and certainly not enough that we felt
confident enough to gamble with so, we set up camp and waited for the next day.
We
managed to amuse ourselves with cards, university work (we’re nerds I know) and
our first nature number twos!! Well not Izzy but that’s a story that you people
probably don’t want to hear. We prayed for lighter winds the next day and it
continued to blow for the rest of the day and we sat in the tent ‘resting’.
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