June 4th, 2010

What a few weeks I've had! Before I left for my fishing trip I wound up with a tooth ache and had to have it pulled. The antibiotics I took, ampicillian, gave me an allergic reaction...a rash all over, so I had to go see my doctor who gave me a steroid pack. It worked and by the 3rd day in Canada, the rash and the itch went away.

The fishing at Lake Orano was the best I've had in a lot of years. The weather, however, was another story. We had about 3 days of sun and warm temperatures, and then the weather turned to shit. Wind, cold, rain, all together made for a pretty miserable combination. We were supposed to be picked up on Friday and as it turned out, they never came because of the weather. We waited until Sunday afternoon, about 5:00 for the plane to arrive. I almost wish it did not arrive, as the weather was terrible. Low clouds made the visibility next to zero! We flew about 200 feet above the trees, and had to set down short of Red Lake for about 5 hours for the weather to get better so we could continue on. Pretty scary plane ride. The pilot looked to be about 16 years old, which made my anxiety level a little higher. But, we all made it back safe and sound and wound up driving home on Memorial Day with all the nuts and drunks on the road.

All in all a real adventure this year. Have to think about next year at this point. I may be getting a little to old for this type of fishing trip. Hate to admit it, but it might be true.