you have “no bars”

you will have to bask in the sunshine and drink up this land/lake scape for the entire two weeks you are on your vacation. YIPEE!!

i really thought i wanted to have internet access on vacation so i could video chat with the girls and post pics and status updates to fb and check out the news and yadayadayada. i actually checked with Memquisit Lodge before we arrived to see if i would have access and they do have wifi at the lodge but i believe it’s satellite and it was painfully slow and my macbook wouldn’t even load web pages so i just tanked the idea. thank God!  what was i thinking? especially when heading to take a first peek at our cabin we walk up on this

which is the only foot access to our cabin (with a private dock)

and speaking of cabins ours was tucked nicely into the wooded backdrop atop a huge rock

we would get the morning sun on the front porch so on the excruciatingly hot afternoons and evenings we would sit outside and enjoy our pups and the breathtaking view (drinking a daiquiri slush & listening to music)

this was our 6th year on the west arm of  lake nipissing and our 4th year of making it a 2 week event.  i was apprehensive the first year fred approached me about going on a fishing vacation.  after all what was i going to do on a lake in the middle of nowhere? little did i know hard i would fall for our “golden pond”.

i’ve discovered i like to catch big fish

as much as my husband, although he would like to think he really “spanked” me this year on the fish count and size

i think i “spanked” him on enthusiasm

and when i’m not catching fish i can read in blissful silence while still keeping a close eye on my rod.

I do think that Cooper managed to outdo both of us in the perma-grin department as it really was a dog’s dream vacation.

all-in-all from the new kitchen in our cabin

to the company of good friends

and new friends (you’re awesome Alex)

and quiet bogs (with loud bull frogs)

2010 was a smashing success. i’m rested and revived and rejuvenated and reinvigorated.  a big thank you to our wonderful hosts at Memquisit Lodge, Denis & Lisette, Frank & Charlene it is so obvious that you have chosen a profession that you love.  your lodge is warm and welcoming (for dogs as well), your staff is friendly and helpful and you are extraordinary.  thank you for sharing yourselves and your “golden pond” with us.  we will be returning each and every year for as long as you’ll put up with us.

and as always i cannot post without adding a list so here’s my list of things . . .

• rocks below the surface are freakin’ slippery (no more slip dancing ellen)
• rocks thrown from over passes will damage your vehicle
• wide boat gunnels require extra gear (pliers, coffee mugs, walkie-talkies)
• marrow bones should be consumed in moderation
• the area below the rod locker is just high enough to slip your foot under
• remember your foot is under the rod locker before you pick it up
• the OPP will smile for pictures if you ask
• pissed off northern pike and fish hooks can end in hooked fingers
• it really does take 5 business days to get an express package from the US
• bears like oil
• if you knew how you shut your finger in the truck door you wouldn’t have done it in the first place
• 4 packages of Oreos, a jumbo pack of peanut M&M’s, hot-n-spicy Cheez-it and kettle chips will assist in putting on weight
• no cell phone, tv, and internet for 14 days truly is priceless

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