Day 227 (Full Report)

Daily Stats
Start: 6:15 AM -  Lakeport, MI (Lakeport State Park)
Finish: 1:00 PM - Forester, MI (Forester County Park)
Time: 6:45 hours
Daily dist: 24 miles
Total dist: 4200+   
Companions: None
Weather: Mostly cloudy with highs in the 80’s almost no wind until I was off the water.
Notes: One of the most placid days of paddling so far.  Meeting Deborah at camp.

What a difference a day makes.  Yesterday in six hours of paddling I went only 15 miles before calling it a day because it just wasn’t worth working so hard to gain a few miles.  Today I enjoyed some of the most placid paddling I’ve had in the entire trip and in only a bit more time than yesterday I went 9 miles further and with much less effort..  The going was so good, in fact, that I could have stayed on the water all day.

Lake Huron

However, last night I got a text message from Deborah (the woman that was so helpful in lining up support for me in Detroit) she was going to be on her way down from the U-P and wanted to meet me and make good on her promise to cook me a meal.  Not being one to turn down a chance to meet another paddler, much less a meal, I checked my maps and found this county campground where she could catch up with me in her car.  Right now camp is all set up and I’m catching up on some map work and am about to catch a much needed nap after a string of very busy days.  As I’m writing this, Deborah is on her way in from up north.  I’m actually looking forward to finally meeting the woman that helped get me past the last urban hurdle in this trip.  And the food… of course.