Later on I'll post some pictures of the camp and the buildings. We found our cabin, called "The Loon's Nest", to be extremely cozy and very much nicer than Phil had expected. After unpacking and introducing ourselves to the caretakers, Johnnie and Becky Bates, we headed for Lake Minnitaki to get our first taste of fishing. It was a beautiful day and the temperature was about 67.
We drove about 30-40 minutes to Moonlight Falls. It was beautiful and pleasant and we started catching fish immediately. A bald eagle soared over our heads. Later we saw one sitting on a branch nearby, watching us fish.
I don't think we had been fishing an hour when the weather changed. The sky turned dark and ominous. It was very hard for Phil to decide what we should do... we didn't have good options. We could make for bank and get out of the boat, or we could ride the 30 minutes back across open water. We decided to head back. We donned our rain suits and headed out. (By the way, Mary, your rain suit worked GREAT!)
We raced across the water with rain pouring on us all the way. Thunder rumbled nearby. About halfway back, I saw a streak of lightning strike the water about 100 yards from the back of our boat. And then I did some serious praying! I'm so thankful that God protected us from the bad situation we were in. (Just want you to know that Phil and I both decided that there are worse ways to die and that we've had a good life and are ready [but not anxious] to go.)
On the way back to camp I witnessed the most brilliant rainbow I have ever seen. I could see all the ROYGBIV colors distinctly, and it was a double rainbow too. It was gorgeous!
This was not the introduction to fishing that Phil had hoped to give me. He was quite stressed out by the situation. But we got back to camp and this was the view from the back of our cabin.
That's hard to beat. So things are going well here in Canada.
More later.
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