After breakfast we drove the Maligne Lake road - the first 10 minutes of the drive there's lots of charred and fallen trees from the fire and it looks quite post apocalyptic. Our first stop was Medicine Lake - this is 7 km long and the water disappears at points in the year when it drains away into small underground holes. Apparently in days gone by people attempted to plug it with mattresses, piles of magazines etc!
The road ends at Miligne Lake and we had a boat trip booked for just after noon. The weather was beautiful, and the scenery was stunning with the blue water and snowy mountains as a backdrop.
We boarded our small boat and took the half hour ride up up the lake spotting glaciers on the way. Then we reached Spirit Island which is protected and only the indigenous tribes are allowed to set foot there. Our boat stopped to the side and we could disembark to see the island close at hand. It's a mystical place, definitely a highlight of the trip for me.
The boat then made it's way back up to the launching area and we had a late lunch sitting outside in the shade, as the sun was strong.
We made our way back to Jasper and took the car for a wash - it's white and the remote cabin adventure saw it gain a lot of mud. We shopped for food (challenging, no kitchen here), then returned to Pine Bungalows. We had a walk about the grounds in the evening and Bethany made S'mores after lighting the fire basket.
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