Tough ride, Bo.  Chin up, come back at it next year and the pendulum may swing the other way.

Sec lake

Perhaps Ragged - Bonnechere - Harness - Little Island?

Tim access gets a lot of winding rivers...maybe not the most fun if you are a novice at steering a canoe.
Mag access gets you a long portage somewhere in there...maybe not the most fun
Bunches of options out of Canoe Lake too
 

So here it is...after three weeks into May the bugs are out and aggressive. 

Make note of it, folks...even during an early ice-out year the black flies in Algonquin generally start to get 'bad' in the 3rd and 4th week of May.

Reminds me of the view coming down the Petawawa River and into Catfish lake...I recall a weedy, shallow stretch with a few exposed rocks before the lake opens up.

Agreed that most of the instant coffees are just meh.  Although I do find the starbucks italian roast packet (8cm X 1cm sized) do make a 'good enough' coffee for me when hunting or tripping.  If you're roasting your own beans you've reached the ultra-advanced coffee level and are just mocking the rest of us with your wizardry and photos.  ;-)

Wenona?

Mine go back to 2015 - but I don't use it much and I haven't had any over the past 3 months or so...so I cannot speak to your issue.  Accidental deletion by user possibly?