MacGyver Tour of Duty

This weekend Vero and I will be heading out to Katie’s cottage which is guaranteed good times. I anticipate that we’ll be having a bocce ball tourney as per our love of the game that was started on Canada Day (started for me at least!).

I am looking forward to Philipp, Miguel and I undertaking what I like to call ‘The MacGyver Tour’ which consists of us canoeing up the river and crossing various beaver dams.

This started last year where we got a little adventurous and decided to go as far as we could in the canoe as it had never been done by us before. My only beef was the fact that we all left our shoes back home thinking we would stay inside the canoe. Hesitantly and complaining all the way, I jump into the beaver dam muck which definitely consists of some form of feces and fall up to my knees in various spots.

At one point, we could not manage to pull the canoe up far enough over the beaver dam so out of nowhere, Philipp (or was it Miguel?) lets out a mighty roar – “MACGYVER!!!!!” and he summons the power that we need and singlehandedly launches the canoe over to other side of the beaver dam. We stood in awe at the awesome might which a lone human could hold within their body. It was an inspiring moment, however, we lost the magic as soon as we were heading back and SOME people had to be towed in their paddle boat by us lone canoers. We were not impressed.

I hope that this weekend shall bring equal adventures as last and that Keith does not break his tailbone again.