We put our canoe in the water near our campsite and spent about 2 hours canoeing the perimeter of the lake, covering about 4 miles. Gorgeous scenery. The lake is clear, dark with tannin, rocky near shore, and too cold to swim. Few birds. No visible fish, though people do seem to fish in the lake. Few other boats. The second half of the trip was against an increasing and gusty wind, but not more than we could handle easily.
Our campground happens to be a checkpoint on a four-race trail running event. Yesterday they did a 5K uphill race. Today they started at 5 a.m. on a 100K race which they should cover in about 24 hours. Hard to believe, but that's what they are doing. Our campground is about 25K from the start and from the finish. The course goes right by our campsite, so we clap and cheer when they pass.
Late in the afternoon we drove up to Ste. Ann des Monts to see if we could find a 5 o'clock Mass. We allowed too much time, got to the town at 3:55, found that their Saturday Mass is 4 o'clock. Some things work out. We even got back to camp in plent of time for a leisurely cocktail and dinner.
Our legs are very sore from our own hike yesterday.
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