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| Improving Sky In Morning |
0725-Morning Bible study time is done. Verse of the day: "Then the Lord said, 'Because this nation approaches [Me only] with their words And honors Me [only] with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me is a tradition that is learned by rote [without any regard for its meaning],'" (Isaiah 29:13 AMP)
Here is a satellite text from Pastor Mike in reference to the adverse weather (wind and rain) I've been experiencing: "He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, 'Quiet! Be still!' Then the wind died down and it was completely calm." (Mark 4:39) My prayer for today!
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| Sunshine On Boat Bodes Better Weather Today! |
0810-Addional morning reading finished, time to make breakfast. I will lower the solar panels afterward to capture as many watts as possible. The sun is shining through the clouds this morning with areas of blue helping to brighten the day. There is hope for better weather. Many have prayed as indicated by Pastor Mike's reference and this is an answer to those prayers!
0850-It is a very encouraging morning. Finished breakfast then put down the panels. Will prepare to depart. Looking forward to some outside activity!
0900-Departed the boat site. More sun and more blue skies!
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| Beautiful Fall Color |
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| Barren Rock Island - Resting Gulls |
A lot of boating activity this late compared to my experience in fall of 2021 on Rainy Lake.
1120-Arrived at the new site K15 (Long Slough) on Lake Kabetogama indicated by the letter "K". I plan to do some kayaking and hiking here, if the wind dies down. It is clouding up again. Will try to catch some rays. I need to tilt the panels. Leg 11 was 11.3 miles.
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| Long Slough Boat Site (K15) |
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| Navigation Map - Leg 11 |
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| Park Map - Leg 11 (Two Maps Combined) |
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| Huge Tree At Landing` |
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| Kayak Pulled Up - Preparing For Kayak Trip Across Slough |
1320-Pulled the kayak up on shore and sponged out all the rain water collected in the bottom, despite having been covered! If the winds drop I might use it today, otherwise the morning will likely be calmer for kayaking.
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| Park Map Leg 11 - Destination Detail |
1330-Had a glass of wine. I need to go up top and rearrange the panels for best watts.
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| Panels Adjusted For Max Watt Input |
1740-Cut and split firewood for tonight, if it doesn't rain, or maybe tomorrow if it does. Mostly cloudy now. Wind dropped but it is too close to dark to kayak and hike as planned. I will try again in the morning. 71F/66F. Solar 15%. Will have to use the backup a 4th time. House 12.1v.
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| Fire Ring - Slough Behind |
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| Wood Cut, Split, & Drying Out - Kindling Standing By |
Dinner was grilled chicken, potatoes, salad, roll, and wine.
Listening to my audio book "The Gray Ghost Murders". Will have some more red wine and maybe dessert later.
2040-Came back from a relaxing time by the fire. Almost a full moon rising. Heard a splash while listening to my audio book ashore. I silenced the audio to listen more closely in case it was a moose though beaver seemed more likely. Sure enough a second slap of a tail confirmed it.
Beautiful night but the fire is going out so I will head to the boat, have a Baileys, and hit the sack. 66F/60F. Solar 10%. House 12.0v. Hooked up the backup battery to bring the solar up to 45% but no go! It was drained and only reached a boost to 36%. Had to scramble and shutdown the freezer to make it to the end of this trip! I did not expect this problem. (Later I determined the solar battery was failing and had an unusually high internal consumption which drew it down more rapidly than normal.)
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