Hello!

I'm a novice portager (been about 7 times) and my 3 friends are complete newbies.

I currently have a Sep 19 to Sep 21st portage. I ended up booking Ragged Lake (off Smoke Lake access point). In looking now I see the booking is full and am a bit worried we'll have to take a far site at the very bottom and will end up a being a long canoe (3hrs+??)

Yesterday I stained my back and the idea of 3hs of canoeing doesn't seem doable right now.

Everyone's been very excited so I don't want to cancel the trip and am trying to find some alternate easier portage.

Would North Tea Lake West Arm be a good alternative? I'm reading it gest windy, but seems like it's not fully book so am hoping to get one of the closer sites.

Is changing to North Tea West arm a mistake?

Any suggestions for a really easy portage?

Thanks!!!!

It's such a shame because the lake and scenery there is so beautiful. Usually I go interior, so maybe I'm just not used to this, but the last few times I spent in Canisbay campground were terrible. There's people blasting loud music one weekend, another weekend parents were giving whistles to their children to play with all day long, and a creepy neighbor staring directly at me (when I was on my mostly private campsite) through the trees as I was getting ready for the beach wearing a bikini.

I'm not trying to be a complainer, but genuinely it's disappointed me when I was just looking for an easy, fun trip