Above: Fireflies lightin a fire! Below, just some pictures of goings on at Menogyn. Groups heading out on trips via canoe, groups leaving on longer trips via pontoon, my summer lodging.
About a week ago Nishime, our mostly restored 16' Old Town we were given last year, needed to go on trail. Most of our canoes are between 17 and 18 feet, which doesn't seem much bigger until you look at the inside of Nishime. the canoe is tiny! there is very little space for the bow-person's legs, and very small cargo space between the yolk and the two thwarts. Because of this, finishing Nishime's restoration was not at the top of my list. i didn't think anyone would want it. but of course, someone did. We almost ran out of canoes (we made it by a margin of three functional boats) last session, and one group (and mostly one guide) had the time to lend a hand finishing up Nishime, so we did it. We got two more coats of varnish on the interior, the same for the outwales, installed a yolk and pads, and bow and stern seats. David Lillian and i did get it done, but we made serious use or York Factory's new lights as we were up till 11pm finishing Nishime.
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