Anyone who knows Dave and Robyn know that we can't sit still long enough to fish. BUT, we think that since we will have idle hours to fill (also an alien concept) while on the boat trip, we should learn to fish and live off the land a little. Do I hear the Mama's and Papa's music in the background?? So, we went to Bass Pro in Auburn to gear up. What an amazingly huge place it is. Every outdoor thing you could imagine.
After filling the cart with all sorts of fishing paraphanelia I kinda think this future fish dinner would have been MUCH more economical if it were purchased at a restaurant. Just like the $60.00 tomatoes I have grown in my gardens through the years, this proposed fishing adventure is quite $$$. But, it is for the experience I suppose. Also picked up a book on cleaning fish for Dave. I will cook them but not clean them. Yuck.
Dave and his "ugly stick" haha!
After years of fantasizing about completing the Great Loop we have decided that NOW is the time. We are still healthy (knock on wood) and there are no babies due within the next few months (that we know of) and if not NOW, when? With 5 kids, 3 grandkids and a business we can't exactly drop off the grid but we will do our best to experience the amazing waterways of our country and beyond. There will be a lot of trips back and forth to home but that is part of the plan. Yikes! Excited and freaked out at the same time! The target date for the start of this big trip is July 18th. From Pt. Breeze, NY to the Trent Severn and on to Georgian Bay! Back home a couple of times for a bridal shower and a son's wedding in September.
