Tempers flare when the journey and personalities prove to be more challenging than expected. The group needs to keep moving but stormy seas are too risky and they must portage along the shore, leaving them wet and exhausted when they reach their new camp.

The documentary series ‘Merchants of the Wild, Season 2’ portrays traditional Mi’kmak (L’nu’k) culture and teachings, survival, and reconnection to the land. Six Indigenous adventurers embark on a 25-day journey, attempting to survive off the land while paddling birchbark canoes through the vast territory know as Unama'ki (Cape Breton).