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It’s another peculiar year. With bated breath, I waited anxiously for the booking office to open on Monday morning at 8:00 AM as they said they would. Giving a little time for variance, I waited all of ten minutes. My account was opened, the necessary data was posted, and I waited anxiously to push the enter button. Ten, nine, eight…….PUSH – Bingo! Success. The first trip is solidly booked. But my canoe buddy waits until he gets home from work, has supper, watches a little TV, and finally gets around to booking our second trip at 8:00 PM. Dumb Ass! Not one single site open for June, July, and August; every site is booked solid. You have to understand that our favourite lake is somewhat isolated and there are only a few sites. He panics and madly [he shares with me] and desperately searched every lake in the vicinity and finally books successfully. So this year’s trips, as well as paddling our usual territory we will be exploring a new lake. Actually – I thought it a good idea – we need a new lake to explore.
Did I tell you we have been packed for a while? The canoe is off the rack and I’m putting on new decals and refurbishing it.
Our community has now been hit with more stringent Covid protocols. Schools, non-essential places, parks, recreation centres and just about everything else has been close. You can go to a super grocery store but you can only buy groceries. I’ve been issued with a travel pass [I work in long term care] should I be stopped by police.
So…though we are booked it’s hard to tell if, in fact, we will be on any lake. In the meantime, a tent platform is now on the property so I can go camping and pretend I’m off in some distant wilderness place.
What’s happening in your neck of the woods?
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