Grand Marais tag line is "Nature in Abundance" - so on the way here I was mentioning to Bill that I wanted to see 2 things... a porcupine and a bear. Strangely I've never seen either of these creatures up close (dead on the side of the road doesn't count). So yesterday on the way to the lake there was a porcupine in the road. They don't move too fast so Bill chased him into the woods to get pictures for me.. and I have to admit they are cool critters.
I was sure that seeing the porcupine on the way to fishing was good luck. So off we go to our hot spot withBill telling me he was going to catch a bigger bass than I had yesterday... as we get to our hot spot and Bill catches the first fish, I'm thinking huh I wonder why the boat seems so much closer to the water, it must be the waves are higher today than any other day this week... I didn't think much of it as I was busy trying to find the fish and next thing I know I look down to see water at my feet. So I calmly say Hey Bill.... I think we are sinking... maybe the plug is not in the boat.... (for those non boaters out there - there is this little plug that goes in the back of the boat - it's purpose is to have a way to let any water out of the boat when you are on dry land, however it needs to be in the boat when you are in the water)... anyway needless to say we made it out of the water and it was quite an adventure... not sure the porcupine was lucky after all. Here's a few pics of some other friends we met along the way...
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