Monday, July 05, 2021 We woke up and noticed a haze on the west end of Ima. It looked like smoke. We texted our son on the InReach and asked him to check if there were any fires in the area. He said there was one contained on Rock lake and a bigger fire in Manitoba. Then we heard someone paddling by yell to another group that there was a fire in Manitoba. It was probably more visible due to the steam from the rain mixing with the smoke. Pancakes and Bacon for breakfast. Cleaned up and went fishing. We stayed behind the island near the site as a NW wind was picking up. No bites. Came back, did camp chores. Had mini corn tortillas with cheese and salsa for lunch. The cheese is still with us. We've been filling the small water bottles that were frozen on the way in with lake water to keep it a little cooler. It's a little cooler today, about 85 and a pretty strong wind. We lowered the front of the tarp to give a wind break. We showered again and washed our hair since it is supposed to get cool the next day and it will probably be the last time we feel like it. Spent the rest of the day resting and hiding from the wind. A few people were braving the wind to get to the Ima portage. Many would paddle up to our site and even back in the inlet to see if it was the portage. We directed them to go about 1/3 mile to the east. One group of scouts came up and stopped to eat lunch on the point across from our camp. It didn't bother me too much until I saw them all paddle out to the front of the site and dip their nalgenes in to get water and start drinking. There's a beaver lodge right next to our camp and even if there wasn't I don't think that is regulation for scouts. If you want to take the chance, that's on you. Other people's kids not so much.
Made chicken and rice and broccoli behind the rock at the front of the site with wind blowing dirt devils up around it. Used the celery, and dried mushrooms and dried green pepper in it. Pretty good. Will probably take again. Also jello mold oven peach cobbler with FD peaches. Always a hit. Used plenty of liquid with the peaches along with brown sugar, cinnamon and cornstarch premixed at home. The extra water seemed to help keep it from sticking to the mold as bad. I put it on the stove and let it start to set before adding the topping so the topping would stay on top. And cooked with the pie pan lid on and the diffuser under it for about 30 mins. We ate it out of the pan after it cooled a bit with the rest with the rest of our "iced" tea and watched the sun set. The mosquitoes came out again and of course the wind finally died, but we were able to stay out on the point this time of and were more ready to pack up for the night.