We have an address for our Garmin Mapshare. If you click on this link, you will be able to see where we are in our journey to Hudson Bay. You should see our little tent moving every night. If I remember to turn it on, you will also be able to see our canoe moving... Continue Reading →
8 Weeks
We have eight weeks remaining before we embark on the final leg of our canoe trip to Hudson Bay. We have finalized our logistics, and all that remains is to meet our various rendezvous times and places. In a nutshell, this is what we are doing: my sister Margaret is driving me from my cabin... Continue Reading →
Bear Scare
When I was a young camp counselor and canoe guide, my wards and I would spend hours around the campfire weaving leather bracelets. We called them bear scares, and the idea was if you had one on your wrist or ankle, the bears wouldn't get you. They had to be woven just right and lie... Continue Reading →
AARP
I have been taking the AARP Smart Driver online course. After I pass the course I save a little money on my car insurance. However, as I work through the material, my mind hasn't been on driving a car but rather on paddling a canoe. The authors of the driving course seem to be speaking... Continue Reading →
Update on This Summer’s Trip: The Last of Three Legs, This One Ending at Hudson Bay
In case we have new readers, or readers who have forgotten the details, let me briefly bring them up to speed. Three friends, Anne, Deb, and the Other Deb, started a canoe trip to Hudson Bay in 2022, with the goal being that we will have paddled the whole continent of North America from the... Continue Reading →
Walleye Fishermen
On our voyage last summer up Lake Winnipeg, we saw very few signs of human habitation and even fewer people. One day when we were nearing the north end of Lake Winnipeg, we could see a silver boat in the distance that seemed to be going in circles. It would stop periodically and then resume... Continue Reading →
Strangers in the Night
One day on our recent trip up Lake Winnipeg, we were excited to see both moose and bear tracks on the beach. We photographed them but didn't give them another thought. Our bad! I usually put my tent up somewhat far from the other two tents because the noise of my canoemates prevents me from... Continue Reading →
Lake Winnipeg
The Three Musketeers (or Three Stooges, if you prefer) successfully completed their latest mission: to paddle from the US - Canadian border to the northern end of Lake Winnipeg. This involved roughly 120 final miles on the Red River, followed by about 260 miles on Lake Winnipeg, followed by about 40 miles across Playgreen Lake... Continue Reading →
We are almost to Lake Winnipeg. The temperature has dropped, the wind has picked up, and the skies are very smokey. We continue to make good progress in the mornings, but in the afternoons wind and fatigue slow us down. Many people give us advice about paddling on like Winnipeg. Everyone has a warning of... Continue Reading →
Ready to go!
I just finished packing and I have way too much stuff. How can one accurately estimate how much food one will eat in a month? It's all a guessing game. I will meet up with the Debs on Wednesday, and I'm sure they will have way too much stuff also. The problem is that we... Continue Reading →
Anne Sherve-Ose: Island Girl 