A little preview

Here is a little slide show of a few things that keeps #thepurplecanoe coming back to #CharlestonLkPP - it just scatches the surface of things to see.

Lots to photograph

What's in a name?

The clouds were slowly rolling in after supper with the promise of overnight rain and thunderstorms. (who doesn't like a good thunderstorm).  We sat in the backyard within sight of #ourpurplecanoe and soon the conversation was about our upcoming trip to #CharlestonLkPP, how quickly the time was approaching and how much we had to do in preparation.  A thought then crossed my mind - I do believe it is about time to give our purple canoe a name.  Something was sticking with me from a previous post in which I had used the word purpleness...  "How about purple ness" I asked.  "Sounds O,K,, as long as it's two words, purple and ness, n-e-s-s-" she responded.  I smiled. We were on the same page.  Seems to me our purple canoe just got it's name.

Load testing the new battery.

Today we are running our new #trollingmotor for the fist time to see how much time the battery will give us.  The motor has 30lb of thrust. Looks like we may be good for at least an hour.  Don't want to use it all the time but it is a nice fallback when I get tired.
The battery is a U1 sized AGM battery (universal) with a 35 Ah rating.
If you have any questions, just ask - did a lot of researching before purchasing.

Just doing a little day-dreaming.

#CharlestonLkPP  -  Soon enough #thepurplecanoe will be doing a little paddling here.

(the sooner the better of course!)

I'm thinking water shoes may have helped...

Let me relate to you a little incident that happened to me while we were canoeing on #CharlesonLake in #thepurplecanoe last summer...
Our paddling was coming to an end that evening and we headed in to the canoe launch area to get out.  This launch is beautiful and works quite well for us with a nice sandy bottom and very gradual slope of the water.  It wasn't a particularly hot night so I had on my jeans.  Arriving at the shore I stood up and placed one foot into the water.  I was wearing flipflops.  I found out in short order that flip-flops adhere to the sand under the water like a giant suction cup.  As I tried to get out of the canoe my foot in the water stuck quite well and this caused me to lose my balance.  Trying not to fall, I managed 3 or 4 strides sideways on an ever increasing tilt until gravity got the better of me and down I went, splish splash, into the water.  One can only smile at this point for providing those gathered on shore with some entertainment.  Walking back to the campsite was tedious - those soaked jeans felt like lead weights. I'm thinking water shoes may have helped...

PanAm flame to visit Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park

If you canoe in Algonquin Park or even follow the Tom Thompson saga on twitter, you may find this interesting.

The tweet from Algonquin

It's finally here..

(I honestly think I will be able to post this year and get this blog off the ground)

#thepurplecanoe has awoken from it's winter slumber and the first order of business is to give it a nice wash.

It was a beautiful sunny day and and a good scrubbing was in order.  In short order thepurplecanoe was all shiny and showing off it's magnificent "purpleness"

Here she is with her camping mate in the background.