Thoughts about our Canadian Vacation 2008

Every year that we go up to Andy Myers Lodge on Eagle Lake, in Ontario Canada, we always seem to learn more about the people, the land and the beauty of this amazing area in Canada. I always learn something new about fishing this great lake and the techniques needed to catch not only quantities of fish but also quality fish. During the off season I always think about the really nice people that live and work at the lodge and on the lake. From the owner of the lodge...Steve "Herbie" Herbeck, some of the great guides that help you catch fish no matter what level your talent might be...Mike, Scott, Darcy, Cal, John and all of the others, to the young ladies in the kitchen and waitstaff...Teresa, Tracy, Snooky, Shannon and others along with the dockhands and of course Terry, who is a man of all trades and always willing to do whatever you need...to all of these nice people who work so hard to make your vacation and work so hard to make your trophy fishing dreams come true...A big Thank You!!!! You are all very special people to Veronica and I. Until next year.....

Canadian Vacation 2008 - Homeward Bound

Veronica and I woke up at 3:00 AM this morning so that we could make our 4:45 AM flight to start our journey home. Below are pictures of the airport in International Falls, MN. It is the smallest airport that I have ever seen. there is only one gate and Northwest is the only airlines that goes there. There were only 6 people, including Veronica and I, on this early morning flight. We flew to Minneapolis, MN. From there we flew to Detriot, MI and from there onto Norfolk. We arrived home around 1:30 this afternoon. It took us forever to get everything unpacked and put away. Then there was 2 weeks worth of mail to go through, loads of wash to do, emails to answer and it continued on. The usual after vacation stuff to catch up on things. Now we start all over again and start looking foward to next years vacation, which will be during the first 2 weeks of August. A long ways to go. I hope that you enjoyed us sharing our vacation with you. I guess now it is time to get back to real life...what a bummer!!!!

Photos of the Falls International Airport in International Falls, MN

The road leading up to customs at the Canada-U.S. border...entering the U.S. from the Canadian side at Ft.Frances leading into International Falls, MN.

Canadian Vacation 2008 Last Day

This morning we awoke at our regular time. We had breakfast up at the lodge and then said our goodbyes to all the guides and folks at camp. We checked out I said my final goodbye to Dakota for the year. Then we went to Dryden and did what laundry we had left so that we wouldn't have to do tons of laundry when we returned home. We then drove down highway 502 to International falls. Going through Customs was a piece of CAKE only one car was ahead of us.
We were able to check in early in our beautiful super 8 hotel room ( not). Put gas in the rental car yet again.
This afternoon we will be having an early dinner at our favorite restaurant the Chocolate Moose.
We will be going to bed super early tonight since our flight leaves at 4:45 a.m. tomorrow.
This will put us into Norfolk at 11:54 a.m., then back home we will drive finishing up yet another great vacation to Canada. I will summerize my thoughts about our vacation upon returning home. Until then I wish you tight lines and huge fish.