From the “Freeze my ass in Algonquin” Dept.

Hi all (‘all’ meaning the 10 or 12 of you who read this weblog),

I’‘ve actually planned a trip into Algonquin Park this coming weekend with my brother and his friends. It was suppose to be six of us, but Leo (my partner) backed out two days ago. No blood, no foul.

So I’ll be carrying my tent, sleeping bag, Thermarest, pans, and water all by myself. Four others (my brother Win, his girlfriend Jean, and Kenny and Anu) will be accompanying me into the bush.

Looks like great weather (I say this with heavy sarcasm).

From Environment Canada:

Friday: A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers. Low 3. High 9.

Saturday (looks even better): Cloudy with 100 percent chance of showers and snow. Low 0. High 6.

I freaked when I saw snow this morning.

Jen unfortunately can’t come with me. She’s leaving for Japan next week, and can’t afford to take any more time off. 🙁

Well, at least Trout season opens this Saturday. So I plan to do some fishing.

I’ll fill you in on more details of the trip as the week rolls on.

From the “TV Survival Guide” Dept

Two things:

• EcoChallenge 2001: New Zealand – The worlds premiere Advenure Race. I’d like to think that my trip into the bush will kind of be like that. 😉 The 2002 Race is set to be held in Fiji.
• Les Strauss and his survival series on the Discovery Channel. Les Strauss is a survivalist who did a summer and winter survival story on the Discovery Channel. It’s a fascinating look into how to survive the elements if you’re lost in Northern Ontario without any food or gear.

Fortunately I have equipment.

One thing that my brother Win and I are going to try is make fire. It sounds stupid, but we’re going to try and make fire by rubbing two pieces of wood together.

From the “Wishing you well” Dept.

Just want to say Good Luck to Eric and Aniel, as they prepare to fly off to Asia.

Cheers all.

Tai