 later on. I am supposed to go musky fishing again tomorrow but I think that I will have to change that. Walleye fishing is less demanding and I can sit a relax a bit. If I don’t go out with the guide tonight, my attempts at my big musky will be over with for this year. I can’t remember the last time that I got sick on vacation but it kind of fits in with the way this years vacation has played out.
Today is Thursday and I woke up not feeling any better but I really wanted to do some fishing with Veronica. I mean who comes all the way to Canada to lay around in bed being sick? Once again it was raining outside and I knew that if I went fishing, I would probably feel worse than I do now but I was thinking about going for it. As we were sitting at the table, Steve (owner of AML) came up to the cabin door stating that it was going to rain all day and that it was alright with him if I wanted to take a day off from fishing with a guide.
After giving it some thought I decided that I should go ahead and take the day off of fishing and just go back to bed. Tomorrow will be my last day of fishing for the year, so I am hoping that after resting today, I will be able to give it my all and catch that musky on my last day.
I know Veronica will be going with me tomorrow and she will be fishing off of the other side of the boat for walleye, or our dinner.
I am not feeling well. This is the one week out of the year that I get to go fishing and it feels that I have fished very little.
I just stumbled upon this story and I could not help myself from sharing it with you before I sign off for vacation. Here is the first part of the story Why Do Young Boys Abuse Animals? and here is a followup story RCMP Can't Confirm Moose Calf Was Chased And Beaten Sounds like the witnesses have changed their minds to cover up these juveniles actions.
On 7/31, I posted an entry about an experiment that I was going to conduct. This experiment was going to compare how many people come to my blog looking to view my "Worlds Largest Snake Found Dead" blog entry versus my blog entry titled " Is KKK the new C Cup? I Sure Hope Not!!!". After 2 weeks of this experiment, I must admit that I am somewhat perplexed at the outcome. It seems that there has been more than twice the interest in snakes, than there was for size KKK breast. Snakes....and dead ones to boot, beating out breast. Who would have thought that!!! Good thing that I am not a gambling man. I would have lost the farm on this one.
Well, I have finished up some last minute jobs that I needed to complete and now I just have to wait for tomorrow to arrive. We head to the airport bright and early. Tomorrow will be a long day but by the time 5 o'clock comes, Veronica and I will be eating at our favorite restaurant in International Falls....The Chocolate Moose. With a little luck, I will have some great photos and some tall tales, of a fishy nature, to share with you. See you on the flip side.
I got a phone call today from Veronica, who was at work at the time. She told me that because of an important project that she and about 100 other workers had done, that her company was sending her to Vegas for a special training seminar in October. I thought to myself that she deserved it because she had been working so hard for the last several months. Later on I got another call from her, telling me that I was going to be able to go to Vegas with her. We will be staying at the Venetian. Since Veronica and I have never been to Vegas, we decided to spend an extra night there, so we will be there from Wed and returning Sunday. Veronica's employer is also paying for her ticket to a Cirque du Soleil show of her choice. She looked on line at the different shows that Cirque du Soleil has ongoing in Vegas. She has decided that she would like to see KÀ by Cirque du Soleil This works out really nicely. All we have to pay for is my food, airline ticket and the one extra night that we are there. I should be able to get some really nice photos in Vegas and who knows....I might even run into Elvis there or should I say numerous Elvises.
As long as I can remember, I have always loved to travel. As I get older, the traveling bug has grown more intense and frequent. This upcoming Friday, Veronica and I will be catching a flight and heading towards Canada for our annual migration to Eagle Lake and our favorite fishing grounds. Combine...friends....fish...scenery and wildlife. It doesn't get any better than that. Our bags are packed and now we sit here watching the clock or at least that is what I usually do. Not so much this time. Why? you ask. Because I am already researching new adventures and locations for our future travels. There are so many places that we would each like to see and then quite a number that we both want to see and share. River cruises, regular cruises, cruise tours, land tours, escorted tours, self drive tours...on and on the options go and we haven't even figured in all of the possible locations for these new adventures. The research and planning for these adventures are all part of the excitement and fun. Then there is the packing and preparations involved. It all builds up like a musical crescendo until the magic moment that you actually leave. That old saying really rings true...the journey is as meaningful and exciting as the destination or at least the saying goes something like that. But for me the journey and the destination take a back seat to my traveling companion. Without sharing everything that is seen and done on these travels with Veronica, for me, there would be no sense in going. The destinations would just be "places"...nothing special...just another dot on a map. It is Veronica that makes these places so special for me. I could not pick a better traveling partner to share these special times and places with. So with that in mind, it is back to my research and find something new and exciting that we can share between us.
This morning I went to see a dermatologist. This is the first time that I had ever seen one so I was a little apprehensive about going. Because I am a sun hog, I needed to get a load of spots checked out on my body. The doctor looked me over carefully and inspected every spot possible. He found absolutely nothing except for a small "tumor" where he said it looked like a bug bit me and it turned into a tumor. It is very small...the size of the lead in a #2 pencil. He said it was nothing to concern myself with. The only thing that he found that he thought was pre-cancerous was a red section on my ear. He pulled out a canister of liquid nitrogen and sprayed the area for several seconds. He said that it would be completely healed in 7-10 days. I got a clean bill of health from him and he told me that nothing that I had on my body right now, could turn into anything cancerous, even if I was out in the sun. Being the sun lover that I am, I was doing the snoopy happy dance on my way out of the doctors office and into the elevator. Today has been a good day!!!! Veronica and I spent part of last night packing up clothes and gear for our upcoming trip to Eagle Lake in Canada. We leave early Friday morning, 8/14. Of course I will have our trusty camera close by to get photos of any trophy fish that either of us catch along with any other great photo ops that come our way. My foot is doing a little better today after getting that shot from the doctor. I won't be trying to go for any wals until I return from Canada. That will give my foot a couple of weeks to heal up. I also have to go back to the podiatrist the day after we return home. He will decide whether I need another shot at that time. If I do, it will be another week or so until I can go for my long walks again. It will be nice to go walking without having the pain.
I went to my new foot doctor this morning. He took a couple of weight bearing x-rays which turned up nothing unusual. Based on the x-rays and the information that I provided to him, he came up with a diagnosis of bursitis. He gave me an injection in the foot, in the hopes that the inflammation will go down. I was told that I might need another injection in a couple of weeks. I have got to the point where I really dislike needles but unfortunately it is necessary. I need to quit my walking for a couple of weeks. I will go back to the podiatrist after we get back from our Canada fishing trip. Next on my list is a visit to my new dermatologist. That will be happening tomorrow morning. I will be getting a thorough inspection looking for anything that looks like it might lead to skin cancer. I believe that I have a couple of spots that resemble basil cell carcinoma. So tomorrows visit will be interesting.
...oooppps...I meant Joes Crab Shack. Nothing like full birthday bellies.
Happy Birthday Veronica!!!!
Today is Veronica's birthday. If you get the chance, please feel free to give her your Birthday greetings on her blog... Art By Veronica I am sure that she would appreciate them. Happy Birthday honey!!!!!
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