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After a really good sleep, we got up just after sunrise. The lake was shrouded in mist and utter silence greeted us.
No motorboats, the diesel generator was barely audible, and no screaming children were to be heard at the cottage on the
island. Finally it feels a little bit like we are in the back country. After eating a gross breakfast of dehydrated
potatoes stewed in potato leak soup (a failed cullinary experiment), we packed up camp and paddled off just as the
motor boats started again. Another beautiful sunny and warm day awaited us with no wind at all. We paddled down
through the narrows, and onto the lower section of Lady Evelyn. More motor boats, several of them carrying canoes,
float planes, and lots of cottages were passed. After a couple hours paddle, we left Lady Evelyn and entered Sucker Gut
Lake where civilization disappeared. It was now quite peaceful as we paddled slowly southward, with Maple Mountain
looming to the west. We stopped for a snack on an open rocky area, went for a swim and then lay down for a bit in the
sunshine to dry off. The roar of another motorboat broke the silence, carrying a couple canoes. We continued on, this
time Katharina taking the stern and was passed shortly by the boat again, this time minus the canoes. I guess this must
be a water taxi service getting people quickly across Lady Evelyn. Katja guided us south, then west, and then north
onto the small river to Hobart. Another canoe couple we met through this section were on their way to Maple Mountain.
We arrived on Hobart. Three of the five camp sites were taken, one of them by a huge family with a tent mansion. We
got to the campsite I wanted and fortunately it was vacant. It is nice, but the privy is overflowing and there is
toilet paper everywhere. Anyway, there is a good spot for the tent and another good area to cook by the water so it
will have to do. As we were setting up the tent, a group of fisher people drifted by and reeled in a nice sized pike.
We went for another swim and then spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing by the water. Later in the afternoon we
heard a large racket as a group of six canoes arrived on the lake. They are a group of probably boy scouts and have set
up on the campsite directly across from us. There was no peace to be had for the rest of the evening as it was
penetrated with shouting, singing, and banging. We spent the rest of the evening swimming, eating, and sitting around
the fire until at dark the kids went to bed and we did too.
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