And They're Off! (Well...almost)

[RHYBAK]

Where you staying Greg?

[Fort Wisers]

I'm envious yet excited for everyone and can't wait to read the reports!
Our trip doesn't start until July 25th so the days at work have been feeling progressively longer in anticipation

We're talking about making a "preliminary trip" earlier in July.
I think mostly because my wife is tired of hearing me talk about Kipawa so often!

Good luck to everyone who is leaving soon or is already there!

[Greg]

Rhybak - I will be at Alwaki - I have been there for many years (8 now I think?) and enjoy the hospitality that Brian and Tina offer.  Always willing to help out with anything you need to make your vacation better.  Actually, this is where I met T-Bone and the guys - my first year going there, and saw them a few other years - I have pictures of my kids jumping off the cliff in front of the Alwaki main lodge with Marc (or was it Marco?) from T-Bone's gang.. the kids were about three foot high then, now they are 6 feet!

I do have a desire to explore other areas of the lake - I did stay at a cottage up past Mackenzie Island once, and I regularly go through the "shoot" and fish up around Turtle Island (had some good shore lunches on some beaches on Turtle) and have come back around through the north river and past Kipawa lodge and crossed hunters lake back to Alwaki lots of times.  In about a 90 minute period, we caught the two largest lake trout ever caught in my boat off Turtle island.

I like what T-bone and the guys are doing - experimenting in a completely different area of the lake - definately interested in seeing how they did via their trip report.

We are going to be leaving Ottawa on Wednesday (July 15th) and driving up to Matawa, or North Bay or Kipawa (depending on what time we get away) and getting a hotel and going into Alwaki the following morning - my objective is to be into the island, fully unpacked and beer on ice and maybe out lake trout trolling by 11am or noon (weather depending/fingers crossed).

Are you going to be in the area?

Greg
(36 days now... hey, that is my first count-down!)

[RHYBAK]

Well Good luck then.
We will be heading out of 3seasons the morning of the 15th and should be at the Auberge by 9 A.M. having breakfast

[Greg]

We will miss each other by a day - bummer!  Would have been good to meet-up.

re: Auberge - thats the hotel at the corner (4 way stop sign right by the big gas station and the fishing/bait tackle shop and near the Ford dealership) right?  I am thinking of staying there also - have heard so much about it on this forum - any insight?  do you stay there?  whats it like? (quality? price?).

Greg

[Canuckbass]

Auberge does breakfast? That's great to know.
I stopped at Guido's in North Bay, great feed and very reasonable.
I may be up around same time, will let you know and share a pint.
@RHYBAK

[RHYBAK]

Auberge does breakfast? That's great to know.
I stopped at Guido's in North Bay, great feed and very reasonable.
I may be up around same time, will let you know and share a pint.
@RHYBAK

LOL...Share a pint during Breakfast?

[RHYBAK]

We will miss each other by a day - bummer!  Would have been good to meet-up.

re: Auberge - thats the hotel at the corner (4 way stop sign right by the big gas station and the fishing/bait tackle shop and near the Ford dealership) right?  I am thinking of staying there also - have heard so much about it on this forum - any insight?  do you stay there?  whats it like? (quality? price?).

Greg

The motel is nothing special.
A place to put your head down for the night.

Last year it was around 100 dollars for two including a drink and breakfast package.
I would look for a place in town to have dinner ,but breakfast there is good.

There are better motels in town (temrose) I think was mentioned.

[Fort Wisers]

Auberge does breakfast? That's great to know.
I stopped at Guido's in North Bay, great feed and very reasonable.
I may be up around same time, will let you know and share a pint.
@RHYBAK

LOL my buddy used to live next to the gentleman who owns Guido's (and yes, his first name is Guido)
We used to go down to his restaurant all the time.....back then the food was great.
Glad to hear it's still the same old place.
Boy just reading these posts brings back too many great memories!
You guys are making it very difficult to not "call in sick" and head north myself.
If you're doing beer at breakfast, have you got room at your table for one more? First rounds on me!
LOLOL
Enjoy the trip!

Brent

[Canuckbass]

It's Kipawa... Start with Bailey's with coffee and move slowly to pints.

[SgtCrabby]

A pint with breakfast? I approve.

You must have some Texan in your ancestery 
   Or at least honorable mention...

[pike mike]

Sgt.C - Funny how we Canadians (at least the Ontario version) have this thing called a "Texas Mickey" .Unlike the traditional "Mickey" (short for Mickey Finn) which  contains 40 oz of liquor . A Texas Mickey however has 101 oz's or 3 litre . Not sure how we Canadians originally named it (maybe we didn't ?) I'm sure the "Everything is bigger in Texas" came into play somehow
1 day ,20 hours , 3 minutes ,42 seconds until the Kipawa alarm goes  off 

[Fort Wisers]

Sgt.C - Funny how we Canadians (at least the Ontario version) have this thing called a "Texas Mickey" .Unlike the traditional "Mickey" (short for Mickey Finn) which  contains 40 oz of liquor . A Texas Mickey however has 101 oz's or 3 litre . Not sure how we Canadians originally named it (maybe we didn't ?) I'm sure the "Everything is bigger in Texas" came into play somehow
1 day ,20 hours , 3 minutes ,42 seconds until the Kipawa alarm goes  off

Ummmmmmmm Texas Mickey of Wisers 

[SgtCrabby]

I love it!   
A Texas Mikey sounds like just the ticket.   Must have been named by some Canadians, maybe after a visit here?  I've not heard of it before.

We do have a river called Canadian,  it was name for a group of Canadians that came here  (as the story goes)  to escape the law back home.   We do enjoy stories of outlaws, so who knows the real story behind the story.

[puckster_guy]

 Ya know Fort wisers...if ya need help hoisting that Texas Mickey I'm up at camp half the weekends in summer It would be a tough call but I can help you with that Mickey, Ya I could help you lift it and pour ir... I might even share my Irish friend too! as well as our Canadian friends too!!