Day 46-July 29, 2010

Today: 20.07 mi
Trip: 665.24 mi

Ah...to be on the water again! NOAA predicted a tail wind, so of course we had a headwind all day. We said goodbye to our new friends and made way to Port Wing. Rocks lined the shore the whole way there. The are was rather desolate except for a few houses on the beach near the harbor entrance.
I was not feeling well (pizza left overnight) so we pulled off early for lunch. Apparently I picked a great place to get sick for we landed on our best agate beach yet! Three hours later we were back on the water with headwinds and heavy pockets.
As we neared the Iron River, Lake Superior took on a rather dull, pasty orange color. We were thinking it might be from the river but found that the color intensified as we went along. We could barely see the ends of our blades in the water and ran into shallow water a couple of times. The only indicator was the rudder as it banged against rocks. Beaches in the area were also strange. Many were littered with fallen tree debris and were shallow and lined with shrubs.
We were not impressed with the area but we did decide to camp on the Brule River. There was a small 'end of the road' park which we did not investigate and we were in the tent shortly after landing.