Sunday, July 24, 2022 Only a little rain overnight, but grey and windy when I got up. Made coffee and oatmeal and fed Amelia, then she went back to the tent. Drinking coffee under the tarp. There are otters here! Down my the rock in the marsh where I saw mergansers last night, there are otters rolling around in the water and coming up crunching something. Crayfish? Small pike? It's a mystery, but super fun to watch.

Best cure for feeling chilled other than snuggling with Amelia? Cut wood! Found more driftwood, then cut, split, and stacked under the log seating to stay dry.

Have seen 3 groups come through today. One tried to force their way down a tiny game trail in the marsh. I finally couldn't take it anymore and said "Whatcha doing fellas?" They were looking for the portage into Shell. Told them I was real positive that wasn't it, but they seemed skeptical....because what would an old woman know. Another group paddled by and they asked them...confirmed, that was not the portage and off they went.

Played chase the stick with Amelia in the living room and found a tiny perfectly clean rodent skull. Thinking red squirrel. Sun came out towards evening and I spent an enjoyable 1/2 hour watching the otters again. A couple beaver headed out past the otters, but they gave them a wide berth and swam very fast until they were out on the lake.Barred owl hooting tonight.

Dinner was fish chowder from good2go. Needed salt or other spices and the corn stayed pretty chewy.