The day started well with a good portage around Gonzales Dam, and a check stop that included a sock full of ice for the shoulders (a MUST for each daylight check stop), and a fresh wrap on the fingers. I found during training that gloves keep my hands from ever drying. If they get wet, the skin softens and makes them more prone to blister. Instead of gloves, a good wrap with medical tape, then duck tape, does the trick.
It was a few hours past the check point that we decided to stop for a hot meal (MRE) and a siesta. We each got about 30 minutes sleep, then back to paddling. everyone was still in good spirits, and we managed to have another dry stretch. By nightfall we had banked enough time for another 1.5 hour nap. All was good: another weird but uneventful night, then
day was breaking.
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