I was out in the big swell, trying to stop my canoe from turning sideways in the waves when I spotted this newly built cabin at the foot of an esker. It didn’t look like anyone was home. The wind forecast for the rest of the day, and for tomorrow is pretty dismal – high winds all the time from varying directions. I found myself thinking, “Cabins in the North are usually unlocked, and wouldn’t that be a nicer place to wait out the wind than some bug infested campsite?” I actua…lly swung the canoe around and started making my way there when I started having second thoughts about the change of plan. It was only 4 o’clock, and I’m so far behind schedule because of the wind that every kilometer counts. Even if I only went a little bit further today then that would be a little bit of distance I wouldn’t need to do tomorrow. It was a real slog, but in the end I covered another 7 or 8 km before packing it in. My body is so sore from all the full force paddling today and yesterday. #lostinthebarrens