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Jimbo   

Ok you shamed me into it.  There is not very many. Somehow they got out of order but here is what Ive got.
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What a great winter read!!!!

Nice pictures from both of you guys, one heck of walleye also. BWJ late as usual getting to the bookstore.

Very nice indeed!
Your 2 "Portage Monkeys" are proof positive why the Native Peoples would never consider a arduous wilderness trip without their Better Halves!

Fish of a lifetime indeed!

Here is a collection of photos from this trip.

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dd,

For a guy whose ticker wasn't operating at 100%, you sure made excellent time on the water!  You had no trouble keeping up with the flock's migration.  

Frankly, I was far too focused on keeping my butt from being drowned in those high winds & waves (as a result of my improperly loading my Prism) to be worried about anybody else.  I had REALLY screwed up loading my canoe back on Leano Lake... the last time I saw you before we met up at that 1st camp on Kilburn.  Admittedly, at camp, I got a bit concerned re: your whereabouts.  However, for all I knew, you had already bypassed us entirely, possibly following Darrel & Co.  We truly didn't know if you were behind us or ahead of us.  We were trusting the Flamingo Flag to lure you in but weren't sure you would take the bait.

Re: cooking, I don't think anyone in my party would dispute that you ate better than the rest of us.  Matunik would add that statement is particularly true re: breakfasts... being as fond of my freeze-dried scrambled eggs as he is.

Lawrence is another one who eats well on his trips.  He reaches into his small bag & manages to pull far more delicacies out of it than I ever do out of my gigantic bottomless blue barrel.

Matunik would jump ship out of my canoe in a heartbeat if either of you gave him hopes of eating out of your larder!

Jimbo  

Jimbo wrote on Dec 30^th, 2009 at 10:49pm:

Jim -

Close enough!  

... and my late arrival at the campsite on Kilburn had more to do with my checking out the portage to Upper Kilburn than being slow.  I'd actually PASSED Magic & Quinton entering Kilburn, but because I failed to ask "Which way did they go?" I decided the safer option was to make SURE you hadn't headed west over that 1000 meter portage.

Yes, I think you had drained the jug by the time I pulled into the Bunny Lake campsite.  At least I arrived at our campsite BEFORE the absolute downpour experience by Darrel and crew.  Unfortunately, my initial tent set-up didn't fair as well.  But at least I had time to bail it out and dry it out before turning in for the night.

Oh.  And as you read the menu ... I guess I should mention that I generally prepared my meals independently.  I seemed to remember your being a little surprised that almost all my stuff actually came from a grocery store.

BTW:  I'd be happy to prepare waldo's with my "special seasoning" anytime you care to drop by in the future.

dd

Jimbo
Thanks for not mentioning that I fell out of my canoe at your second camp sight.
After the last two trips with Darrel I’m afraid he is going to associate tripping with me with bad portages.  Darrel and the ladies could make that barge they were paddling get up and go.  They could pull away from Quentin and I with ease.  When it came to portaging Cheryl referred to Darrel as goat boy because of how much he could carry.  Both of the ladies carried there own and helped me along.
One morning Quentin and I were wanting a walleye to eat.  We had been fishing for several hours and had each caught about 10 lakers.  As Quentin pulled another laker into the boat he said something about not being able to catch walleyes because these pesky lakers keep getting on your hook.  
Thanks Jim and Darrel for the story.  I enjoyed reliving the trip.
MagicPaddler
Lawrence