This will be a "wimpy trip report". Two people, old folks, a Bell Northwind that has seen better days, three heavy packs, a big bag of camera gear, a tripod, two folding camp stools tied to one of the packs. A trip that might never have happened. A year ago Spartan1 was in "end stage renal failure". We are blessed. Why was this trip called "wimpy?" Because I am feeling a bit embarrassed at how very little we did compared to what we used to do. We have been canoe-tripping for 38 years now, and I suppose it would be very unreasonable to expect that, at age 64, one could make a trip to compare with those early days. Still. . .this was, by anyone's standards, not a real "wilderness adventure". We take too much stuff, we eat too much, and we travel too little. We certainly underestimated how much we would be able to do this year, and I think we were overly conservative. Having said that, however, I am glad that we did it this way. It has been a difficult year, and we deserved a resting time. We are now planning (we'll see how good we are at sticking to these resolutions!) to get in better shape and do a more challenging trip in June. It will still be double portaging and it won't be like the "old days", but hopefully it will be more than four lakes and with portages of more difficulty than a short walk in the park. ;-) We, perhaps, have more to be thankful for than almost anyone who did a canoe trip this year. How many people go to the canoe country with a new kidney? Special thanks should go to Leslie, Neil's donor, for giving him this second chance at a normal life. And thanks to all of our friends at bwca.com who have prayed and cared.