Puckster wrote on Jan 12^th, 2010 at 12:15am:

...I'd suggest we try laughing at ourselves, and share the stuff we really aren't that proud of!  Really dumb things we've done, not seen others do.

Ooooh. Ooooh I got one!

I think it was my second or third solo trip.... I had just finished Elizabeth to Jesse or some similar longish (yet flat and easy) portage. I just remember that at about the time my shoulders were screaming for two trees I could wedge the bow into I met people coming the other way so pride came into play....

An hour or so later, once the canoe was all loaded up and we were set and ready to go, I decided I wanted a Snickers. Arrrgh!

Knowing the dayfood pack didn't have any left, I pulled out the food pack and grabbed the second half of my supply and culled two before replenishing the dayfood pack with what remained. I vividly remember closing the main foodpack and turning to sit down on it while ripping one open. After taking a bite while/and admiring what I had just accomplished  -  I looked up only to find out that my canoe had left w/o me. DOH! Both fishing rods and even paddles were in the boat.

FWIW - I don't expect that to ever happen again. When solo, that boat is everything to me. I'll flip it on portages and tie off both bow and stern painters when stopping for a Kodak moment or just a few hours but I will ALWAYS tie it down overnight. Always. Watching your canoe play na-nah,-na-nah,-na-nah, and "nah nah nanana" are two completely different things - especially if solo or a party of two.