6 August 2017 Sunday
We sleep in until 7:30 and then make the short walk to The Chocolate Moose. Here we both order blueberry pancakes. We each get two plate-sized cakes. Needless to say, there are left overs. After eating we browse around Piragis’ store and then head to the outfitting part of the operation out back. Micky knows we are coming and introduces us to our rolled up Pak Canoe. No one in the store has ever set one up and Steve, the man who is most knowledgable about these canoes, is off until tomorrow. O and I are on our own, but luckily, there are very detailed printed instructions available.
Canoe skin and rods. 
Keel rod in 
Frame takes shape 
Seats are in. We’re done!
Two and a half hours later, the canoe is assembled. It seems quite sturdy (and quite heavy.) O thinks he can manage it on a portage, especially if we remove the seats for carries, and if he has proper padding on the portage yoke. We discuss the canoe a bit more over our late lunch and then return to Piragis once again for another “lift test.”
We will return Monday morning to discuss this with Steve.