July 8, 2019
We were going to go kayaking today, but the weather was not cooperating. We needed to go back to The Pas, 18 kms south, to refill a propane tank that ran out last night. We had a second tank but due to our location we felt it was prudent to make sure that we had enough propane all the time. We also needed to make some more phone calls so we needed some cell phone coverage.
We did our errands and phone calls and then explored the small town of The Pas. The main industry in The Pas is the Kraft Paper mill and it is also home to Hudson Bay Railway and the Manitoba Forest Fire Tanker Base.
Along the banks of Clear Water Lake there are several small subdivisions of cottages lining the shores.
Earlier this week we had noticed that the population of horseflies had really increased. When we stopped the vehicle, horseflies literally come from all directions, flying against the sides of the truck and trailer. They hover around the windows and wheels. We spoke to the locals who informed us that they like the heat from the truck and its exhaust, brakes etc. If you walk away for the truck they stay with it until things cool down. When I looked at the grille and the front of the trailer it is obvious that we didn’t make much of a dent to the horsefly population even though many of them lost their lives on the front of the truck.
The evening was spent in front of a campfire, inside the net tent. Although we wanted to experience more of the lake, we couldn’t kayak due to weather and we are leaving for Thompson tomorrow.
Quilting in a Kayak 