Day 13

Heat and bugs. Today we pushed in what must have been 30+ and humid sun. Somehow blackflies found us and followed us all day, no matter how far out on the river we were. We cranked a grueling 51 k all the way to a cabin which we had seen pictures and heard about. We pulled into the last stretch, hot and beat, to see kids swimming in the river. A strange sight. Our hearts sank as our dreams of a private evapourated in the sun. We pulled up and a first nations woman stepped out, greeting us. After a short conversation about how far we’d come she invited us to stay on her grass, and we gratefully accepted. We have received the okay to stay an extra night, so before we push to the end we’ll take a day off here. We’re sleeping with no fly due to the heat, hoping for no rain.