Early start, with us making beans on toast with scrambled eggs amd bacon. Very popular. Ken in stern, due to tailwind which is moderate to start, but dies out, so we have a 3 hour slog in the blazing sun to get to Franks Bay. River opens out into spectacularly large Lake Nipising (25×65km?), which usually has big water, but is the calmest Paul has ever seen. Shallow bay with ssndy beach. You have to wade out 20m before you can swim. Campsite hot open area with not much shade. Part of old hunting camp, but we find a nicer smaller campsite on a cliff with Inuksuit, with great views of the bay and lake, maybe next time. No shade. Bald eagles, loons, kingfishers, hummingbird on mint flowers. Frog, small snake in water. Gulls. Sadly many big noisy boats and buzzed by skidoos. Decide to sleep with fly off as its so hot. H on supper: sweet and sour chicken and rice and choc pud. Local cottager (actually lives in Calgary) came by to dig mulch from old sawmill told us about nw co the hudbay post right here until recently, although this area last active in 1920s. Must have been really busy then. Got up in night and saw shooting star. No portgaes today, so true distance.