We woke up the next morning to find that the winds had shifted into a monstrous headwind that was also angled from the easy side of the lake. This created some enormous waves and slowed our speed to a little over a mile per hour. Toward the end of the lake we found another little creek delta peninsula and stopped for a little while to rebuild our strength, moral, and courage. This short break ended up taking the better part of two hours before we returned to our vessel to play an intense game of teeter tooter with rolling waves. It took us about an hour to clear the rest of the lake.
In the river we were fighting the same wind but with less distance for the waves to build. It was still slow going, but we eventually made it to a little park in Wabasha. We found that they had bathrooms with a shower and a little market a half mile away. Even though we were way behind schedule, we decided it would be better to take this opportunity to shower and resupply rather than pushing into the headwind at a mile and a half an hour. We also found a little pavilion with power that we were able to charge the phones at.
After our town wind and town breaks, we headed down river another mile or two and camped on a island. We made a whooping 11.5 miles today, but was happy to have shed a layer of filth and power up I'm Wabasha.
It's important to shower once and awhile or the catfish might think your bait. Sounds like your making some great memories. Living outdoors all the time can take a real toll on you. Try to stay happy and healthy.
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