Greetings from Invermere,
We are still in Invermere, but we are ever closer to beginning our journey. Tomorrow is the big training day, even though our canoe is comprised nearly entirely of Fort William employees and we work well as a team. However, as a team we need to develop a base canoe language so that if we are paddling with another team, we will be able to work together and communicate...we only know how to communicate en francais as voyageurs.
Yesterday we got some crazy winds blowing onshore and we grabbed some canvas and were catching the wind and jumping until Colin jumped a little too high and fell on his face. After that Colin and I decided to have a spontaneous sparring match, I went in for a body shot, as did he, but I threw a combination that was body shot followed by a left hook...he ducked in for his body shot...and my left hook punched him right in the head. Fortunately it was on the top of the skull, and I immediately followed it up with a hug and an apology...because we weren't actually intending to hit each other. He put up a good fight...but it ended in a one punch knockout!
We are still in Invermere, but we are ever closer to beginning our journey. Tomorrow is the big training day, even though our canoe is comprised nearly entirely of Fort William employees and we work well as a team. However, as a team we need to develop a base canoe language so that if we are paddling with another team, we will be able to work together and communicate...we only know how to communicate en francais as voyageurs.
Yesterday we got some crazy winds blowing onshore and we grabbed some canvas and were catching the wind and jumping until Colin jumped a little too high and fell on his face. After that Colin and I decided to have a spontaneous sparring match, I went in for a body shot, as did he, but I threw a combination that was body shot followed by a left hook...he ducked in for his body shot...and my left hook punched him right in the head. Fortunately it was on the top of the skull, and I immediately followed it up with a hug and an apology...because we weren't actually intending to hit each other. He put up a good fight...but it ended in a one punch knockout!
If anyone watches "The Office" we have also been doing some comedic parkour, which consists mostly of yelling "parkour and jumping off various things, though I imagine that some will actually attempt real parkour by the end of the trip
I also got a chance to do some fishing today. Managed to catch a couple too. I caught something called a Pike Minnow, but the people here refer to it as "squaw-fish" Not really PC, but apparently good eating. Once I cleaned mine thought the meat inside was covered in cysts...so we didn't want to risk eating it...what a waste. There was another species of fish right close to shore that was spawning 5 feet from me. It was a really interesting process to watch...but I was so concerned with catching fish...that I didn't even take a picture...lol next time.
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That's all for now,
Until my paddle brings me home,\
Andy
I also got a chance to do some fishing today. Managed to catch a couple too. I caught something called a Pike Minnow, but the people here refer to it as "squaw-fish" Not really PC, but apparently good eating. Once I cleaned mine thought the meat inside was covered in cysts...so we didn't want to risk eating it...what a waste. There was another species of fish right close to shore that was spawning 5 feet from me. It was a really interesting process to watch...but I was so concerned with catching fish...that I didn't even take a picture...lol next time.
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That's all for now,
Until my paddle brings me home,\
Andy
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