As we are packing up, Jesse and a passenger (Scott?) fly over head and wave to us. Start hiking around 11:45 – we're having trouble getting early starts (too much tea drinking, visiting and relaxing) – and continue following the Ekwi River. Another day of many river crossings and associated boot changes. We wonder how anyone can do 23 miles a day as we've heard at least one hiker has claimed. Seems like the amount of time taken to change shoes would preclude anything near that much distance being covered. The many river crossings coupled with a long, hot trudge up a hill wears us out and we decide to make an early camp. Lots of bear and wolf sign on the trail. Stop hiking around 6:00, high above the Ekwi River. Site overlooks a rocky canyon and some interesting sinkholes. Beautiful views from our "dining room" looking down the Ekwi River valley. Sandy starts the Poetry Recital with a most excellent rendition of Robert Service's "The Joy of Being Poor". This is followed much discussion of the merits of memorizing poetry and eventually a discussion of using minimal energy transfers for interplanetary travel. Much of our scotch disappears this evening.