So I am back home in Kingston, Ontario after my little adventure. I suspect this will be my penultimate posting, with the final one in a week or so after I think about the trip as a whole.
Just shy of fifteen thousand kilometres, and two days shy of eight weeks, I drove more than I figured that I would, and got home about two weeks earlier than I had anticipated. I almost said "earlier than I had PLANNED," but my planning was haphazard at best, and highly dependent on the schedules of other folks whom I was meeting along the way. And of course in many cases, NOT meeting along the way, much to my regret!
And I may have already written this thought, but this hunting and fishing trip turned more into a driving and visiting trip. Not so much shooting or catching, in spite of my best efforts and those of my various hosts along the way. I have valid fishing licences now from Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, BC and the Yukon. I have hunting licences from Ontario, Saskatchewan, BC and the Yukon, plus a "WIN" card from Alberta that constitutes a hunting licence if and when I buy the appropriate tags to go along with it. I must be one of the most regulated anglers and hunters in the country right now.
Anyways I am home in time for October bow-hunting for white-tail deer, goose hunting, maybe some grouse and small game hunting if this cursed rain and wind ever stops, and with lots of time to prepare for our November gun seasons and December muzzle-loader season. And then the final bow-hunting until 31 December, then ICE FISHING! You gotta love retirement........
More thoughts (and pictures) in a week or so after I have had a chance to reflect a bit. In the meantime, it's been a slice!
Doug
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