9.40pm Wednesday July 8th, in the condo clearing up the last few loose ends before we leave tomorrow for points north and the 2009 Wabakimi trip.

Here is our itinerary as best we can say.

July 9th - drive to Muskoka after dragon boat practice.
July 10th - drive to Pancake Bay PP - site reserved in my name
July 11th - drive in the general direction of Thunder Bay and maybe camp at Sleeping Giant PP
July 12th - drive to Armstrong and arrive at the lodge mid afternoon.

Our hosts, outfitters and really the people with the best chance of knowing our whereabouts are:

Bert and Brenda
Wabakimi Wilderness Adventures
Frontier Trail, Hwy 527
Armstrong, Ontario
807-583-2626

July 13th - fly to Burntrock Lake and start in SE direction on Palisade River
July 14th - July 22, 23 or 24th - Scrag Lake, Grayson River, Arril Lake, Whitewater Lake, McKinley Lake, Smoothrock Lake (Lonebreast Bay and Caribou Bay), Funger Lake, Caribou River, Caribou Lake, Little Caribou Lake then a bridge and a van followed shortly by a cold drink.

July 22, 23, 24, 25 - driving to Muskoka via Hwy 11 from Nipigon. Possible PP's include McLeod and Fushimi Lake or maybe a hotel.

Our route takes us past Wendel Beckwith's cabin on Best Island in Whitewater Lake. We travel generally from northwest to southeast - this might mean favourable winds and it might not. Once we enter Caribou Lake, we will have left the park.

All of the planning, shopping, organizing and most of the packing are done. All that's really left is the actual completion of the trip. It's usually the best part.