Yeah, sucks doesn't it. :) I'm so so so excited to leave for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area this week. We'll be technology free for 6 days. Canoe into the BWCA and take everything you need with you...be sure you don't forget anything because you're in the remote wilderness and there are NO stores, NO cellphone towers, and minimal interaction with other people (just those folks who are in the same place as you). You paddle your way in and you paddle your way out. This is my third year joining my husband and his guy friends on their annual journey to the BWCA. It is a fabulous trip but a LOT of hard work. Everyday you paddle 5-8 miles, traveling with some heavy gear (canoes are 60-85 lbs), and hike a whole bunch. For example, this trip we'll be portaging (carry/hike all belongings down a trail from one water access point to another) the canoes and all our gear (usually at least two trips) over a 1 mile portage one way. Thus, the portage will be 4 miles round trip. But the places you go and the nature you see are amazing. We have beautiful sunsets every night. Picture something like this...
Listening to the loons in the evening. Swatting away mosquitos. Cooking up some grub. Recalling the day's adventures in fishing or traveling from site to site. It's fabulous and I'm about to be there in two days. Let the adventure begin!
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