We get to Rum Lake and it is a very small, intimate lake. However, we discover that our campsite (#42) has been occupied by another group (we had seen this group on Day 1 as they were heading up the portage from Kibbee Lake to Indianpoint Lake) and they are not present when we arrive. Merlin says he saw them heading over to Cariboo Falls so they should be returning in a while. He tells us to go ahead and set up where possible--he would use the satellite phone to contact the registration desk and solve the conflict. He headed out to try to get reception and had to go all the way back to Unna Lake before connecting. Pathways always uses the same group campsites and basically has first dibs when the book opens in December so there is an obvious mixup. While we wait, we decide it's a good day to take a bath! Barry, Patty, Susan and I suit up and dive in to get cleaned up. I wash my body as much as I can in a lake and a bathing suit and wash my hair as well. It felt WONDERFUL! We get out, dry off, get dressed again and wait a bit more for the group to return. Since the falls is a highlight of the trip, we decide we can't miss it. Cheryl will take Barry, Patty, Susan and I as soon as the conflict is resolved. The other group returns and the two women who appear to be in charge are pissed. I can't really blame them as this is by far the nicest campsite we've seen and they are all set up. But we all sit back and let Merlin and Cheryl deal with it. He worked it out with them and in the meantime we left to go to the falls.