I awoke to the aggravating sounds of raindrops hitting the top of the tent.  I couldn’t believe that it was raining again, given the beautiful day that we had enjoyed a mere 24 hours earlier.  Hopefully the rain would stop long enough for us to get everything ready for our return home.

With the warm temperatures holding steady overnight, there was no need to build or rely on a fire to keep warm.  As a result, I was able to get a sufficient amount of sleep for the first time in two weeks.  Since we would be repacking all of our gear this morning and tearing down camp, the short-lived R&R was greatly appreciated. 

After a quick breakfast, we dressed in our rain suits and proceeded to disassemble the cook tent.  We then removed the boats from the lake.  Once the cook tent was down and the boats secured on dry land, we moved on to the sleeping quarters and began dismantling them.  We were moving swiftly and making good progress.  Our pilot was scheduled to return around noon, leaving us only two more hours to finish the job before the Otter would land to transport all of us and our gear back to the float plane base in Bissett.     

Around 11:30 a.m. we heard the distant whirr of the float plane nearing our location.  Due to the weather conditions, the pilot circled the area a few times to test the wind before landing.  The rain was coming in short bursts, just enough to cause a nuisance, but not bad enough to drench our gear or our spirits.  After landing, Jonathan, the pilot, began loading the Otter with our gear while we finished tidying up the area.