UP UP AND INVEIGH

Here’s another good word: inveigh. I can’t remember ever using it until now.

After inveighing against the passing of towns (and people) without giving them notice, we did it anyway in Kenora. Our bad. I guess it was a long day, the stars didn’t line up, or whatever. We did walk around the waterfront there (beautiful), but didn’t stay long. They have a performance venue in their waterfront park, which was deserted save for a few unfortunate souls, one of whom was yelling at the top of his voice in sermonic style. Lotta f bombs. Last time I was there we heard a concert by an outfit called the Fairlanes, a throwback group who arrived in a 56 Ford Fairlane convertible. It was a cheery time then, but not this time. An off night, I guess.

Then we slept in a Walmart parking lot. That’s standard practice in the RV world, but I don’t enjoy it. We did it in Brandon Manitoba, which was ok because we took a bike ride around the Assiniboine River and environs, but in Kenora we didn’t sleep well at all. Hard to feel secure on a Walmart parking lot.

Anyway, we drove to Thunder Bay next day, our longest so far at 500 km. I used to drive double that all day every day, but now it seems like a long way. We stopped and cooked breakfast along the way, with Mennonite sausage from Winkler. The best. Which is probably why 500 k seems like such a long day. You just wanna stop and go to the fridge. And the bathroom. And the couch. Maybe even the bed.

And then Thunder Bay. We got a good campground here…barely enough space for our moho among the trees. Set up, toured around Thunder Bay, and then today we went to a Snowbirds show on the Thunder Bay waterfront. As cheerful as Kenora was cheerless. There was a kite festival, a Snowbirds performance, a park full of people and food trucks and music. Pretty fine. I chatted up a young security guy, from whom I learned some local lore.

This afternoon it thundered and rained some, so we stayed at home among the pines and read books. I am reading Spare. Don’t judge me; at least I’m reading something.

Tomorrow it is off to see an amethyst mine (by royal decree) and then on to Wawa Ontario. I remember that place because they have a big statue on the road there, I think of a Canada Goose. I could look it up but so can you.

Not to be too travelogue-ish, which I have formerly inveighed against, but having a great time. Happy to be doing this. But this ain’t the only way to have a great time. I do believe that we can all have a great time, any day, any way, if we have a mind to. Maybe that’s just Polyanna talking, but I think it might be true.

Take care. Thanks for reading.