Boundary Waters Vacation, Day 2

I was up at 6:00. Jane slept later. This was our day to slowly transition into vacation. We were tired from the two-day drive. Motivation was not high. We sat around drink coffee for a long time. I made blueberry pancakes a late breakfast.

While I was making the pancakes, Jane tried to slice a peach that was not exactly ripe. “We’re having peach chips,” Jane said. “There is no flavor and no juice.”

“Fiber and vitamins,” I said. The peaches really weren’t that bad with maple syrup.

Blueberry pancakes and peach chips

We walked up to the office to get fishing licenses and a dozen leeches. We then sat in the cabin while it rained. The rain stopped, but it looked like it could start again any minute. We fished from dock without success until it was time for lunch.

After lunch, I took a nap. Jane and I sat on deck for a while, then Jane took nap.

Our most ambitious activity of the day was going for a little walk down the dirt road. Blue flag (wild iris) was blooming near the creek that separates the office from the parking lot. 

Blue flag

Thimbleberry was just blooming. 

Thimbleberry

We saw a delicate little flower that we did not know. Back at the cabin, Jane tried to find in among the white flowers in the wildflower book. I pointed out that flower color was not a particularly stable character and suggested she try under pink. And there it was--twin flower. We had to take a second look at the photo to verify that each flower stalk had two flowers. I realized that the new light fixture was also twin flower done in red.

Twin flower, in white

It looked as if we could grill supper without getting rained on. I made a foil pack of potatoes, onions, and fresh garlic from the garden. We drank wine on the deck while Jane cooked the steak and foil pack.

We went to bed with the sound of more rain on the roof. It rained well into the night. Still no loons.