Last week, we all went to the BWCA – the Boundary Waters Canoe Area – for 5 days of paddling, camping, portaging, fishing and just plain having fun. We went with Jon’s brother and 2 of his kids, Josh, age 16 and Annika, age 14. Here are some highlights.
Getting ready to launch off into the wilderness!
I paddled with Annika most of the time and the girls paddled with Jon. Notice the burned area in front of us. A fire moved through this area 2 years ago.
Having fun in the front of the boat!
Both girls caught a fish on this trip. Here, Jon is helping Lily release her fish back to the lake. We released Sylvia’s too, since it was the length of her hand!
Cozy tent! We all four sleep together nestled in a row. Sylvia liked arranging the pads, sleeping bags and pillows. And taking breaks. 🙂
The girls were good paddlers for Jon. They also played and had fun in the front of the boat. Good thing Jon is such a good paddler!
Chris, Josh and Annika are out fishing and the girls are swimming with Jon in Phoebe Lake. The water was super cold and the air temp was not much warmer. There was no way I was getting into that water!
We had to pump our water before we could drink it. It was a task the girls really enjoyed.
Six fish for lunch! And we had 4 more for supper! All small mouth bass and all delicious!
More fishing – the girls really enjoyed it and got to be quite good at casting their lines.
We had to portage all our gear from one lake to the next (overall, we portaged about 20 times). The girls were good helpers, carrying paddles and life jackets. Lily also liked to carry a big pack.
It was big and heavy for her, but she could carry it for quite a ways and enjoyed helping.
SylLy Acres 