Canadian Fishing Trip

Last week I set out with my family into the wilderness of Northwest Ontario for a seriously fun week of fishing. Our residence was a 75 foot houseboat, which was driven for ten hours into the vast remoteness of Lac Suel. Normally I don't consider myself a sportsman, but the fishing in Ontario is so instantly gratifying and fast paced compared to back home that I enjoy making the trip. Over the week I reeled in more than 50 fish with the largest being a 28.5" Walleye and a 39" Northern Pike.

Besides fishing, the wilderness and isolation are relaxing experiences unto themselves. To illustrate, on Friday morning we watched, over breakfast, four bald eagles fighting for the remains of our cleaned fish. And, on Tuesday night, we observed the Northern Lights shower down greenish-purple streaks of light in the sky right before falling asleep.

I have to admit though that I did bring my laptop and iPhone. When the pace of the fishing slowed, jigging gave way to watching videos on my laptop, reading books and listening to podcasts.

So, we all had a great time. My brother Matt and I fished the least of anyone on the trip, but we had fun doing other activities. The trip was enjoyable both for the fishing and the opportunity to get away from the daily grind.

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Oshkosh Airshow, 2008

Yesterday Jess, I and friends Jason, Matt and Paola took a drive up to Oshkosh to watch the annual EAA airshow. The number of military airplanes there was impressive. Also, while there, we had the opportunity to watch an aerial demonstration of a brand-new F-22 raptor. It was the most impressive airplane I have ever seen!

For your viewing pleasure I have included a video and slideshow.

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F-22 Raptor Video

I found this video on YouTube from a different day of the airshow, but it's quite a bit more impressive.