My two cents.ow You now have 4 cents. If someone will toss a penny, you'll have a nickel.

I'm with Jackfish and Denton Doc. We had a death in our party about 3 weeks before we were to go this year and we found a fourth. Keep looking. From Side to Yum Yum has one rugged portage with lots of muddy walking -- good spot to get your foot caught in the mud. While Yum Yum portage from Yum Yum to Kashshapiwi has a well deserved reputation as tough, the portage from Shawn Walsh and the two from Kashashawipi to Joyce are no piece of cake.

I hate to join those trying to rain on your parade, but I am doing it anyway.

I wish your buddy well, but sometimes the wisdom is on the side of caution. A number of years ago I broke some bones in my hand and did nothing about it. Later when an orthopedist X-rayed my hand he asked why I did not come in earlier, I told him I thought it would get better on its onw. He told me, "Sometimes you are tougher than you are smart." I think, this is a time to be smart.

Tim