Fly into the Snake- July 30

The gang at Blacksheep Aviation before our flight

The next morning we reported to Black Sheep Aviation in Mayo for our flight into the Snake.  We loaded all our gear into the plane 

and took off from the Stewart River for the 40 minute flight over mountains, lakes and rivers toDuo Lakes where the plane landed.

All our gear unloaded and the pilot prepares to leave.

We set up camp on the shore of Duo Lake

and then portaged the boats over to the  river, about 1.5 kilometres away.  There were two Swiss men camped at the put in, they had arrived earlier in the day and were waiting for their paddles, which had been left behind in the plane and were brought in with us.

Then I proceeded to empty out all the drybags full of food to find out where I'd put things, a job I'd repeat many times over the trip.  The hot chocolate I never did find till we got home again.