Dave is on his annual canoe trip with our oldest son and bunch of other die-hard canoeists. Their ages range from 13 to 74 years old!! Dave’s Uncle Bob, cousin Calvin & his son Graham drove all the way up from Daytona, Florida and his brother-in-law Tim from Fairmont, West Virginia to join in on the fun!  

There’s nothing quite like portaging in Ontario, Canada!

Over the next week, they plan on portaging/canoeing a 120 klm loop through the unspoiled wilderness of Temagami.  {Many areas of this region were made famous by the Group of Seven painters, Franklin Carmichael and Tom Thomson.}

The weather report is calling for cool nights and a few days of rain… I hope they’re able to light a fire even though most of this area is under a strict fire ban. We’ve had a DRY summer!

Dave so looks forward to this time of the year. I swear if he could start a church in the middle of the woods and beside a lake… he would! Hence the dream to one day start his own camp.

He just recently sold his Dad’s heavy Grummon canoe in hopes of being able to purchase his dream Swift ultra-light Winisk canoe. Unfortunately, he was a bit short on the funds this time around but thankfully was able to borrow one of his uncle’s canoe. Canoeing / portaging / camping runs deep and long in his family line. Don’t worry, there’s always next year dear!

I hope you’re having a great time, taking care of our son and staying away from the bears this time!!