Tempus Fugit

The End

Posted onAugust 7, 2006August 10, 2006AuthorGarryLeave a comment

I’m sad. Vacation has come to an end and it’s back to working for The Man.

Pirate Ship

Posted onAugust 6, 2006August 29, 2006Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

I promised more on the Pirate Ship sighting, so here is the straight goods. There are pirates roaming the bay in front of our cottage on Lake of the Woods! Last Sunday we spotted their ship and took our own ship out for an exploratory mission. As we approached the pirate ship, which was flying Read More …

TED

Posted onAugust 4, 2006August 5, 2006AuthorGarry2 Comments

A friend’s blog introduced me to TED, Technology, Entertainment & Design. You can learn more about TED here. What is really cool is that you can see the videos of many of the presenters at the conference. They are very interesting and very well known folks such as Nicholas Negroponte, Rick Warren, Tony Robbins & Read More …

Boat seats

Posted onAugust 3, 2006August 3, 2006Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

Boat seats Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. It was a quiet day around the cottage today. After 23+ years of wood bench seats I installed these comfy deluxe seats and we took them out for a spin. It was a little choppy, so we didn’t go far. Out around the south end of Sotty’s Island, Read More …

Water Bombers

Posted onAugust 1, 2006August 3, 2006Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

Bombardier CL415 Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. While we were out in the boat with Debbie & Craig this afternoon a water bomber made a low level pass over Henan Point head and then circled around to pick up a load in the bay in front of out cottage. Very shortly another plane came in Read More …

Tunnel Island Adventure

Posted onJuly 31, 2006July 31, 2006Authorgarry.c.stewart1 Comment

View from the chair Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. We’ve been summer residents for over 23 years and this is the first time I’ve explored Tunnel Island and it’s almost in the heart of Kenora. This is some of the best hiking and biking in the area, very similar to the Minaki trails only more Read More …

It was a dark and stormy night…

Posted onJuly 31, 2006July 31, 2006AuthorGarryLeave a comment

Last night there was a fairly strong storm. Lots of wind, quite a bit of rain, and many hours of lightening. In the morning the floating dock was gone! I’d wondered how it would fair in some extended rough weather, and now I had my answer. Fortunately, it was waiting for me at the neighbors Read More …

Wild Life

Posted onJuly 30, 2006July 30, 2006Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

Floating Dock #2 Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. Your wondering what this picture has to do with wildlife, and I’ll get to that in a minute. While we’ve been at the lake this week we’ve seen quite a bit of wildlife. There have been the usual deer, chipmunks, squirrels, loons, bald eagles etc. and then Read More …

I smell smoke

Posted onJuly 30, 2006July 30, 2006AuthorGarryLeave a comment

This is never a really good sign at the lake especially when there is a severe forest fire hazard and all burning is restricted. We had been outside from about 7-9pm and had walked up the road and out to the point on the trail I’ve been working on and enjoyed watching the sun go Read More …

Geocaching in the Sioux Narrows Area

Posted onJuly 28, 2006July 28, 2006Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

Sioux Narrows Bridge Replacement Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. Yesterday, we went by boat to Timber Island in Whitefish Bay on Lake of the Woods to track down the geocache called Kanchenjunga placed by my friend Adam. It was a sunny day with near calm winds, which made the 58.6 km boat trip quite enjoyable. Read More …

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