Expedition
to the Torngat Mountains
Day
12: Monday, August 20
A long, wet hike
Drizzly and damp
this morning. We eat breakfast, strike camp and start immediately
uphill into the bank of fog, toward the pass in the direction
of the Korok. (Note: There will be a definite change in menu
for the next expedition. No more seeds and grain in the morning,
otherwise I risk growing feathers and a beak. Instead, cereal
with dried fruit and nuts. Lunch will consist of a bag of
mixed nuts and dried fruit plus one energy bar. Supper will
remain the same, as there are no complaints there.)
The day turns out
to be a long, wet hike. After four and a half hours, we arrive
at a stream mouth back on the Korok, where we set up camp.
I start fishing in a likely-looking hole and very nearly hook
one brook trout with each cast. No monsters - they ranged
from seven to 12 inches - but very good eating cooked on a
stick or on a flat rock over the fire. I finish eating alone,
at 9:00 p.m., and for once, I am the last one to turn in for
the night.
Day
13: Regret and relief
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