Long, Sun, and Barrel Rapids mostly class I except for Sun, which an honest class II. Had lunch at the beginning trail of the Barrel portage and could see 90% of an easy rapid from there. Remainder was runable without scouting. Basically an easy day. Smattering of rain presented no problem.
The takeout for Peterbell is before bridge on left and it did not look very inviting.
After 15 miles of rote paddling, the day was feeling long and we were ready for camp, but none was to be easily found. We were certain of our location on the map but uncertain of the location of “the good site” on a bedrock 
shelf, two miles past Peterbell. We scanned the right bank for any possibility of a campsite. None. Luckily, we were also scanning the higher ground on our right. We saw a patch of granite in the distance among the trees. It had to be the site we thought. But how to get there? It appeared unobtainable. Grasses separated. A few more minutes, past, the site, revealed a narrow channel to our second night’s campsite.
shelf, two miles past Peterbell. We scanned the right bank for any possibility of a campsite. None. Luckily, we were also scanning the higher ground on our right. We saw a patch of granite in the distance among the trees. It had to be the site we thought. But how to get there? It appeared unobtainable. Grasses separated. A few more minutes, past, the site, revealed a narrow channel to our second night’s campsite.The picture shows the camp site. The water you see is not the Missinaibi but a lagoon. The river is beyond the grasses in the distance.
Totaled miles paddled 15.
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