​​We awoke to a blue sky, full sun day and were anxious to see if our water taxi would arrive as schedule. The precious day had actually experienced gale force winds and the Isle Royal Queen IV had canceled services to the island due to 8 foot swells.

​Malone Bay was extremely foggy and cold when we arrived, but the next day brought a bit of sunshine and extremely windy gusts all afternoon. (Later we discovered it had a gale warning and the Queen ferry even canceled.) After a thunderstorm at night and heavy, heavy rain, we were cuddled cozily in our sleeping bags thankful for our foresight to bust our asses to get here to avoid it all.

Key statistics:
Total miles hiked: 99
Total miles paddled: 0
Total moose seen: 13
Total foxes seen: 4
Total days with no cell service: 12

​With the weather offering a cold and blustery wind, we left Siskiwit Bay at little disappointed. It clearly was a beautiful beach and had endless potential for fun and exploration, but not in 38 degree windy weather, so we packed up and pushed on to do a double mileage day. 

​My knees!!! My knees! The best quote that encapsulates week 2 of our Isle Royale adventure was found written in the shelter at Siskiwit Bay by some sage old soul. And I quote.... “Every day is a leg day on Isle Royale.” So true young hiker... so true...

We tested the success of our rest day with a long, slow day hike to Huginnin Cove, which is a tiny little cove without a dock or shelters that faces the north on the western end of the island. ​