It blew hard all night, pulling tent stakes if they were not held down by rocks. I think I was the only thing that kept my tent from becoming airborne last night!
I woke up at 0530 and got a bath in the river. I was counting on the wind to do some good and it did as all my wet clothes from yesterday are dry though I wash them this AM while I took my bath.
Had a good breakfast of bacon and eggs.
Packed up our camp and onto the river. I took the helm today and Werner has agreed to trade spots every day. The advantage of the front is that you can place your wet bag as a backrest, not so in the back. It took me a while to get the hang of steering with much experimentation and some unexpected wide circles.
The wind is at our back today and all you have to do is raise a paddle to be sailing. Werner rigged a sail with two paddles and his jacket and we made pretty good time. Thor rigged a sail with a tarp that made him look like a long ship. Then it's just kick back and watch the forest slide by. Miles of burn here covered by young poplars and fireweed. pretty in a way but it seems a little forlorn.
Past the burn we saw a cow moose and her calf. We heard the calf first as it bounded up the slope bawling to it's mom about these strange creatures on the river. She shook her head wildly as the calf caught up to her. That's a lot of critter to have upset!.
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