Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-11

Day 4: Gooseberry sucked me in. took pictures & thinking of staying. Bigger than I thought. 2-3 ft waves. #
Spent all day learn about CCC history at Gooseberry State Park, MN. Amazing stone buildings. #
On a compass heading into a fogbows pot of gold until Two Harbors lighthouse took over. #
Day 5:Duluth! Staying with guide book author Andrew Slade & family. #
Landscape so different on WI shore. Clay hills falling into lake. Water color of willie wonka. #
Day 6: 26miles. Sand beach campsite with breaking waves. Had to spend 2 much time on tent to get it 2 hold in sand & wind. #
Have a 34F wave spash into yr relief sucks. Attacked by 2 nesting eagles. Water is clear again. Apostles next. #
Day 7: WI’s Apostle Island’s red sandstone sea caves are a must see. Kayaks jump on a plane now. Made my top 10 list. #
Day 8: Bayfield after 19 mi and snow. Saw a gray fox and a mirage of running horses. Don’t know what is colder feet, butt, or hands. #
@CampWildGirls Nice. Bayfield is really pretty. It’s cold here today. in reply to CampWildGirls #
@AmNorthCoast I hope your drysuit showed up. I could have spent days at the caves just photographing them. in reply to AmNorthCoast #
@mountainkat The eagles dive bombed me. I paddled under their nest on a point and they were pissed. I thought I was going to loose my head. in reply to mountainkat #
RT @twitterhaiku: kayak on water / circling all the great lakes / long journey ahead / @bryanhansel #followfriday #haiku #
@basecamper I’m posting photos and using trip tracker when I get free wi-fi. Some will go up today. in reply to basecamper #
@uucamper I crosscountry skied all winter for training and general fitness training. For a trip this big you have to train on the water. in reply to uucamper #
Lots of concern about my bllisters. Let me count them: 19. Some are healing. They key is to keep my hands dry, which means no gloves. #
@megankress Nothing like a little salt in the wounds. I had this happen on my Mississippi River trip for the first week. They healed quickly in reply to megankress #
@philipwerner Taking the day off and maybe the next day on how they look. I’ve been working on them. My right hand is almost healed. in reply to philipwerner #
RT @avoytilla: RT @tweetmeme Leg One Finished Grand Marais to Bayfield | Around the Great Lakes http://bit.ly/Od49t #
@MarthaVan Had a couple of nice Action Wipe baths this week. Very nice at the end of the day. Too bad you can’t action wipe smelly clothing. in reply to MarthaVan #
Day 9: Rest day in Ashland. Ilena came over and we drove down to get a hotel. The town of Bayfield is closed in May. Sunny & 50F. #
@KevinJacobsen Shoot I missed this. I left at about 7:30am. The Slades were very accommodating and feed me well. Plus good coffee. in reply to KevinJacobsen #
@DanAtBrandt Blisters are better this morning. I have two that are pretty deep that I’m going to have to watch, but they look okay today. in reply to DanAtBrandt #
RT @rdavidian: North Country Trail is a work in progress. Progress in the right direction is always fun to watch. http://bit.ly/10nLsU #
Day 9: Resupplied & ready for next section. Ilena left but not before we needed help from the ferry captain to fix the car. #

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