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I was gifted a Reactor 12 V Multi-Functional Jump Starter Power Bank by my son-in-law, very generous. Thus far I've only used it to charge phones and gkids' toys, but I have no doubt it'll provide backup to devices. It comes along on car trips but hasn't gone canoeing. Maybe this summer...maybe...

Timing eh. Pre 2020 I took a peek at tiny trailers (who needs gas fireplaces and granite counter tops) and the prices were reasonable. Despite that I thought I may as well wait for retirement before getting a used Boler or whatever. Along came Covid and people went on a tear replacing indoor...

I grew up just outside a small village in the middle of farm country. I married the girl who lived way across the fields, so not quite next door, but in those days and rural vibes it may as well have been. Her eldest brother hung out with Wayne, rain or shine, winter and summer. They rode BSA's...

And like all IKEA products assembly will almost be intuitive, the instructions perplexing. Put on some soft music, a pot of chamomile and lock the door.

Today I passed by a fellow who had a red Esquif Huron 15 on his car. Nice looking canoe. Any one of those beautiful paddles would be a delight. The cherry might be my favourite.

"This would be a much less enjoyable trip if I didn’t have functional French." I've found the real universal language spoken there is one of friendly gentle etiquette, without fail. Bonjour, s'il vous plait, merci, au revoir... This is particular to French social tradition.

Could this work? The adjustable legs might almost make it a ramp? https://www.amazon.com/VEVOR-Platform-Portable-Scaffolding-Adjustable/dp/B0DNYZHQ2L?th=1

We've seldom taken door mats for our tents on paddling trips, but they've become a glamping fixture with car camping. We did try (and appreciate) rolled woven straw beach mats on a couple trips. One in each tent vestibule. However they were prone to wet wear and tear. Despite this they held up...

If you're paddling Killarney it's worth the trip to town for Herbert Fisheries for their fish and chips, right there on the waterfront.

Try the Crown And Beaver Pub next time you're passing through North Bay. Killer burgers. Great mac n cheese. Check out the Beaver Dam Nachos (lol).

from A Life In The Bush, Lessons From My Father by Roy MacGregor... catching, cooking and eating fish in the bush with his father Duncan and Native friends. "The women had large loaves of bread out and were slicing them on a board, thicker slices than I had ever seen. They looked big enough...

While I have used them on rare occasions my preferences haven't changed. Tines too tiny, spoon bowl offers barely a sip. The more trad cutlery are not too heavy for tripping and can be found everywhere, new, used, found. Here are ours: New knives, old refurbished spoons, forks found in our...

Pretty much take off the wheels and paddle it. That's my way of thinking of Prospectors. Beautifully utilitarian.

It'll buff out.

Well, two opposites, rural north and urban south, give rise and reason for both hope and dejection. Our 2 young grandsons are extremely active brothers, equally chasing activities both indoors and outdoors. From science & math camps to archery and swimming. It's become the norm to find all these...

"Also, for my fellow Canadians who are familiar with the French expletive "Tabernac", it is quite hilarious to see the subtitles make this one word mean about 15 different swear words. Someone says TABERNAC, and the subtitles say "F@ck". Someone else says it and the subtitles say "Holy F@ck"...

Chillax.

The only good and sensible thing that can come from this thread is a permanent rambling detour drift (IMO). Savoury pastries is as good as any. The Cornish mining roots of pasties is intriguing. No doubt there be cousins, and the cultural meandering of food and its connections to kith and kin...

It's too easy for me to criticize an anti-avian thread being somewhat of a twitchy-bird lover, but I do sympathize, since we park our 2 black cars directly under a tall oak tree every day. When the squirrels aren't plinking them with acorns the birds are adorning them with splat. I wonder if...

"I bought a house in New Mexico..." My parents bought some land there a long time ago. Might've been an acre, sight unseen. One of those impulse buys some people are prone to, such as my dad...and myself. On a driving trip south to visit relatives they took a road trip to view "their land"...