Morning, Grand Marais
Posted by derrick on July 17, 2008
The road workers that make up the bulk of the motels guests were heading out just I came down the stairs for a morning walk. These guys are like the marines. . . “work construction, see the world”. The morning air is cool and a stiff offshore wind blows out of the south threatening to take a unwary paddler on a free ride to Ontario. Which reminds me I should check the forecast. Now I’m off to the symposium grounds to check in and generally see what’s going on. There are some classes in the afternoon so I’m not sure who’s paddling today and who’s hanging around to teach. We’ll see. . .
. . . and now for something completely different - Modern Greenland Kayakers
If you like the YouTube trailer, you’ll love the full DVD even more! My review is at ‘http://ckayaker.blogspot.com/2008/07/greenlands-gift.html’ if you’d like my take on it.
Enjoy the symposium - say hello to Justine from me!
I’m sure there must be variations of the following, but, years ago, when I lived in the area (Rochester, MN), I paddled around L Sup. a few times (the last time, ending up at the start of the symposium).
Grand Marais Riddle:
Prior to entering Canada, while in Grand Marais, I went to the bank to convert my US dollars to ‘Loonies’, then entered Canada, and paddled for a while.
When finished paddling in Canada, back to US, entered Grand Marais.
However, I could not go back to the same bank to convert my ‘Loonies’ to US dollars - Why?
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Grand Marais, MN => Canada => Grand Marais, MI
enjoy the Symposium,
Andy
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