Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
I arrived at the lake very early this morning about 2:30am. After lighting the fire and turning on the heat and watching Edmonton beat Calgary, I went to bed in a very very cold bed. Lying very still, I warmed up a small section and drifted of to sleep. In the morning it’s a cloudy Read More …
Just so I wouldn’t lose this link to A Colloquial History of Lake of the Woods Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. from the Kenora newspaper archives. A story about this work appeared in the Holidayer for the week of Aug 22, 2007 on page 4. Welcome to Living in Kenora A Colloquial History of Lake Read More …
Dispro #1 – Putt Putt Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo This weekend it’s Harbourfest in Kenora, Ontario an there are lots of activities all weekend long. Today, I took in a couple of my favorites, the Wooden Boat Parade and the Car Show. This little boat has to be one of my favorites. It’s a Read More …
The Right Stuff Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo Today was a little cloudy at the lake but still nice and warm. Most of the day was spent on the dock with Eric, Dez, Scott & Mandi and everybody hit the water toys big time. After some swimming and floating around Scott & Mandi took the Read More …
Every kind of vehicle has cup holders these days, even our new Necky Looksha V kayak! Cup Holder Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo Normally I’m up early at the lake and having a cup of coffee on the dock and doing a little reading and enjoying the early part of the day. But today, I Read More …
Lawn mower guy Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo Today Shirley & I spent the afternoon in the boat cruising on LOTW. On the way over to the Vernon Nature Trails to do a little geocaching we spotted this guy, on his riding lawn mower. Nothing too unusual perhaps, but this was the first time I’ve Read More …
Boat up Starbucks Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo Just steps away from the dock is a Starbucks, the only boat up location in the world. But, this morning I didn’t boat up for my morning Grande Dark Roast, I cycled in from the cottage, a 35km round trip. It was a great ride on a Read More …
As noted in Dock Post here is the route around Sultana Island which turned out to be a 13km trip.
I’m just back from the first paddle in the Orca kayak that I rented from MEC for the weekend. There was a moderate breeze so I had a little of everything on the 7.8km paddle. And this was just around our bay! Kayak Route It’s very rhythmic and smooth paddling in the kayak and you’re Read More …
I’m just back from the first paddle in the Orca kayak that I rented from MEC for the weekend. There was a moderate breeze so I had a little of everything on the 7.8km paddle. And this was just around our bay! Kayak Route It’s very rhythmic and smooth paddling in the kayak and you’re Read More …