As thoroughly refreshed as a 10 hour sleep after hiking 40km in two days could possibly be, we broke camp. A leisurely breakfast, and an update on the weather through our Garmin inreach mini took most of the morning.
Coffee in a place like this simply can not be beat. PR has yet to find its equal. Before the forensic photo investigation reveals that the photo of the Garmin is from another location, I’ll say it’s the only photo of the unit I could find and I wanted to represent the significance of it at least once in the blog! Bonus if you can figure out the campground in which the photo was taken.
Morrison Harbour was simply an awesome site. The water was relatively warm for Lake Superior. Proving for a nice swim and a chance to do some sorely needed laundry.
If I had a dollar for every time that map was opened and closed I’d have more cash to tip the waitress in the Sault for making fun of KD!
The plan this day was was to hike 10km back to Morrison Harbour. Simple right? It would be our easiest and most enjoyable day of the hike. Well maybe not most enjoyable, that could be the outcrops on day 2 or the showers back in Hatties Cove on day 5! To each their own.
The day 3 hike was fairly straight forward. There is something to be said about having the prior knowledge of the trail to guide you back. There were no surprises and we made great time. We met a group of 5 young ladies making their way south on a very difficult section of trail. Equipped with both a diverse set of attire, as well as attitudes ranging from fun and optimistic to sour and exhausted, this was a rather interesting group. It sounded like they were experiencing the Pukaskwa that 95% of us do! By that we mean that they were not making campgrounds and that they couldn’t wait to get to the next campground…any campground. While KD and Duff made minor pleasantries and moved on, it is not sure how long PR engaged the group in curiosities, pointed geographical questioning and dad jokes. Eventually our party was back on pace at the bottom of the rocky canyon and on we went northward towards civilization and the services of Hatties Cove .
Morrison Harbour was simply an awesome site. The water was relatively warm for Lake Superior. Proving for a nice swim and a chance to do some sorely needed laundry.
If I had a dollar for every time that map was opened and closed I’d have more cash to tip the waitress in the Sault for making fun of KD!
In retrospect, day 3 was how it should be. A distance that was covered in about 8 hours. Arriving at the campsite by 6:00pm, allows for proper housekeeping and enjoyment. Lesson learned. When you hike a trail defined by others, and their goals and itineraries, are you really hiking your hike?
Sitting on the beach, watching the world go by in this small but massive piece of God’s creation, really put things into perspective. It would be interesting to have to deal with people again and their tendencies once we returned to civilization. But we still had 2 days of hiking to go!
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