The spectacular weather continued with a glorious Opeongo sunrise the next day. The wind had finally subsided, and since we had all day to get to Opeongo store, we took our time breaking camp. We even enjoyed the rare luxury of a morning campfire, whose warmth we coveted that brisk fall morning.

Along our return, we stopped off at the southern end of the cluster of islands that separate the northern, eastern and southern branches of Opeongo. One of these small rises of rocks houses some weather equipment for the Harkness fisheries lab, and provided a great shooting location for our last PanoVR of the trip.

The usual chagrin of leaving Algonquin was heightened by the sudden improvement in weather, and an unexpected early departure. It seemed we had gotten our share of wind and rain, and could only expect the current conditions for the remaining 4 days. But as it turns out, our decision was prudent based on the injury sustained by my partner. As always, I left already planning my next return!