The End
I’m sad. Vacation has come to an end and it’s back to working for The Man.
Category: The Lake
Water Bombers
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
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…
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
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
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
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 …
First day of vacation
Floating Bliss Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. We’re at the lake for a couple of weeks of vacation and today was picture perfect weather. clear and calm at at 25-27C with a very light breeze. Yesterday, as we drove out, the temperature fell from 28C to 15C as it clouded over and rained a little Read More …
Victoria Beach
Dune Jumping Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. We spent a day at Victoria Beach with our friends Chris & Elaine and no day at the beach would be complete without a stroll on the beach of course! This guy & his friends were having a great time performing death defying leaps off the top of Read More …
Quick Trip & Father’s Day
We made a quick trip out to the lake this weekend going out Friday at about 5pm and back for the Father’s Day service at church on Sunday at 11:30 am. The weather was great at the lake and very hot until late Saturday night when the temperature dropped back into the high teens. This Read More …