Day 35-July 18, 2010

Today: 25.3 mi
Trip: 499.16 mi

Sunrise on the Porcupine Mountains was stunning. The early morning clouds were heavy with rain and all was still. Our friends from Escanaba passed us again and we were afloat shortly after. Our raincoats came in handy as it started to rain around 9 am. The paddle into Otonagon was pleasant. There were plenty of sand beaches with just a few areas if rock. We pulled out just before the factory on the north end of the harbor entrance and walked into town.
Syl's diner was on the top of our places to visit. We were soaked to the bone and looking for burgers, fries, and of course, bottomless coffee. Syl's delivered all that and then some. We even took pies and fritters to go for a dinner and breakfast treats. The food tasted so good we hardley even noticed how unusual we must have seemed. We were wet, unshowered, and surrounded by townsfolk dressed in their Sunday's finest.
With full bellies and treats in hand we trekked along. The beaches were heavily populated which made landing difficult. As we passed Silver City the crowds lessened until we hit Union Bay. We decided a hot shower sounded too nice to pass up so we tied our kayak to the dock and camped for the night at the Union Bay State Park.