Thursday, August 08, 2019 I have the inability to sleep in, so I was up bright an early at 5 a.m. again. First order of business was to get the fire going so I can have some nice hot coffee. The wind was still topping out at 25-30 mph, per the weather radio. My allergies have started to kick up with all the wind blowing things about and I was over hearing the constant wind at this point. Got the fire started, coffee brewing, breakfast mixed and ready to be cooked (chocolate oat pancakes and scrambled eggs). The kids started stirring and emerging from the tent one by one. My fiancé is now up and started gather more wood for later that day. This, I feared, would be a long day with the wind constantly blowing that meant we would be stuck on land with no adventures on the water. The day was slow to pass, we played games with the kids that involved exploring the area along the shore, finding different animal tracks, flowers, plants, etc. We read books, tried fishing off the shore some more (with no luck) and the kids made A LOT of spears, lol! They took turns using the axe to help gather wood, they each carved ornamental designs in the spears they made to burn. We had a big lunch and supper and everyone was in bed early that.