Pace on Earth

Good Day Sunshine

The sun came out over the weekend to the point where it would seem that we went straight from winter to summer. And that's hardly a joke; last monday it was hovering around freezing and we got a snowfall. By the end of the week it was up to 20 and today it made it up to 25. It's one of those days that makes you consider taking up smoking just so you can join your co-workers for their frequent trips outside.

I went to see Will's band play on Friday night and someone put something in my drink that made the first sunny Saturday of the year a bit of a wash. On Sunday morning we had another 8am practice in Moncton, so while I did get to see the sun come up, by the time I got home I was ready to go back to bed. Before I could get up the stairs though, Hurricane Bardsley showed up and told me we were going canoeing. I was too tired to argue so off we went. We thought about paddling the Nashwaak but I had never done the St.John this early and liked the thought of pulling the boat out of the water 200 yards from my house. So that's what we did.(Not a current picture; hence then leaves)

The water was fast which means we didn't have to paddle a whole lot. This was a blessing and a curse. It meant we could enjoy the weather and enjoy a beer but that also increased the likelihood of us taking a dip with the icebergs that we found along the way. And then there was the matter of the bulldog in the middle of the boat. She accounted for a number of liquid casualties. We mourned our losses by cracking another...and then another. In the end we did find the answer to the question of how long does it take to paddle from Mactaquac to Henry St. and the answer is about 10 beer.

It was a great little trip which proves that Hurricane's aren't always the destructive force they are made out to be.

Pace out.

posted by Vitamin S @ 7:09 p.m.