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Aeron and we left at 0800 after another clear cold night. They headed south and we headed NW to the Slate Islands. It was a beautiful day on the lake the wind was behind us at 6-8 knots and the seas were calm with only a 1-2 foot swell from the south. We made great progress and even got some drive out of the mainsail. We were off the Slates at 1530 and began winding our way through the islands and shoals to Pikes Bay, an all weather anchorage. There is one hairy passage through a narrow 40 foot gap between an island and the shore in 8-9 feet of water, but we made it without hitting anything. Not more 30 minutes after we had anchored a caribou came out of the woods, ran 200 yards down the shore and back into the woods. That made our day as the caribou are what brought us here. It was a long day. We are both tired. We will listen to the forecast tomorrow morning and decide if we are staying or pushing on to Rossport. Right now they are calling for 20-25 knots from the southeast and south.