22nd July, Raven Camp, SK

Due to a minor mix up we have short of a few staples. No fruit, milk, eggs etc. Sultana bran and plain yoghurt didn’t really cut the mustard. Dave, our chef, was getting a little agitated as our food was supposed turn up about a week ago. To make things worse the truck driver took a wrong turn and ended up about 400km away from our camp. Lunch was the left overs of the left overs. We found out the truck driver was traveling overnight to drop off the food. When the truck arrived we all wanted to pitch in to fill our very empty fridges and freezers. Dave was overwhelmed with the presence of so much food. Secretly we all were very happy to have fresh fruit, milk and yoghurt!

Kept on logging today and dinner tonight was a touch of meat, salad and fresh cherries and pineapple.

Christine and Heather were keen on a boat trip, so we decided to stick the boat in at Hidden Bay on Lake Wollaston. We took a few obligatory boat inthe truck shots where I got bitten by a bug. I had a big blood spot on the back of neck and I didn't feel a thing. Nasty.

The Umpherville River flows into the lake nearby and it is a picturesque spot. We drove through the lake which was irregular in shape with long narrow connecting zones on a north-east strike. The steep sides and deep parts to the lake here form along drumlins, a glacial feature that is very common in these parts. The north-east direction dictates the last ice flow direction.
Anyway, we pulled up in a nice spot near a T-junction in the lake and first cast walleye!! We were surprised as hell. Leo got one and so did Heather. The girls enjoyed the fish. There were a couple of boats in the water, a surprise, including one with two American kids. As we drifted down the lake, we come across Wollaston Lodge, a fishing lodge tailored to the American big money market to fish in remote Saskatchewan. Can you imagine these people, when they see two Aussie blokes talking shit and being loud and obnoxious? Anyway the lodge is fitted out very well and the fishing was really good. The surprising thing was that we only caught walleye, no pike at all. A record and our new fishing spot. We kept a couple for eating at the very end. We will be back here for sure.