Today is special, no kayaking. As there is no need to take down the camp, we can choose our activities. In other words: vacation time! At breakfast, Cass takes two servings of everything, as usual and empties every remaining plate. Then we break up in two groups. Cass, Émilie, Hugo, Julia and Paméla go on a hike, and Breeann, Francisco, Jessie and Jordan stay in camp for a rest.
At 11, the Zodiac picks us up to go across the bay. There, we start the climb up the Trinity bay summit to see the famous Madonna. This is a 7 kilometre round-trip, a 280 metre climb followed by a 100 metre descent. Who said this would be an easy day? One step at a time, we start our trek. We want to go a maximum distance before lunch, and we give it our all, as this is a major energy drain. Once we get at the statue, we take out our wishes and those of our colleagues who have remained in camp and we proudly drop them in the box. It feels like Notre-Dame-du-Saguenay is looking down favourably at us and will grant our wishes.
The return trip is much easier and as we arrive at the dock, we dive in the water. The swim is invigorating and well deserved. Back at camp, our friends tell us about their day. There were discussions, necklace weaving and card games. Jordan summarizes her day in a single word: relaxing. Julia replies: intense to describe her day.