Three Days Later

As you can see from the date, this post is coming 3 days since the last one. Two reasons! The first is that Perth has minimal wi-fi capabilities. Second is that we were real busy!
We left Maple Wood Acres RV Park late on Sunday morning for a 200KM run to Perth. Beautiful sunny day, 24C and not much traffic. Arrived in Perth and set up at the LAST DUEL CAMPGROUND beside the Tay river. Beautiful spot but no wireless access. The story goes that the last duel fought in Ontario took place at this location. It seems that two gentlemen, of some honor, had laid claim to the the same fair maiden.

Since she apparently could not choose between the two, they decided to settle it in the most gentlemanly way dueling. Pistols at 20 paces! On a misty morning beside the Tay river, pistols were loaded and primed by the Seconds, back to back, twenty paces, they turned and shot. One chap missed and the other didn't. It did take a couple of days for the loser to die with a lead ball in his chest.

The winner was charged with murder as dueling was illegal at the time. After a trial with a jury of his peers he was found not guilty. Shortly afterwards, he married the lady that the duel was fought over. They settled in Perth, raised a family and lived  happily ever after. I wondered if I had parked the trailer over the spot where the loser lay after being shot. Oh well, as they say Sh-t happens.
Monday was another sunny day. We did early grocery shopping and then took a 1/2 drive down to Big Rideau lake to visit a dear friend. Had a great lunch, good discussion and arranged for her to come in to visit us on Tuesday. Arrived back in Perth in time to get the password for wireless access at the public library.  System is weak and being used by a lot of people, so we could just checked messages and had some very brief and disjointed discussions over Skype. Had a good long walk exploring Perth, a good dinner and quiet evening. Tuesday had a couple of old friends arrive to spend the day with us. He was a previous elected official of the town of Lunenburg. (please note that I like to keep privacy a top priority here). Enjoyable day with good friends.
We left Perth this morning (June 16th) under threatening skies heading towards North Bay through Mattawa. Some construction going on, rough roads up to Mattawa and it got cooler. By the time we hit Mattawa, it was 12C and raining hard. We carried on to Sturgeon Falls through a downpour and have settled in here at Big Oak Campground on Lake Nipissing. It is wet and cold but we are warm and comfy in the big rig. The time it has taken me to compose this post can be measured by two strong drinks of black rum! For medicinal reasons only!
Tomorrow we leave for the Sault and beyond if all goes well. Have made a commitment to be in Brandon by next Monday. Looking forward to spending time with our daughter and family.

Quote of the day:

Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave

safely in a pristine, well-preserved body, 

but rather to skid in sideways,totally used 

up and worn out, shouting Holy #$&^%$^,

...what a ride!!

Cheers

P & N