My vacation

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #30 on:** October 07, 2012, 01:33:07 PM

Here's a picture of my compact economy rental in my parent's driveway.

Def

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derekmac · **Reply #31 on:** October 07, 2012, 02:16:48 PM

I think it needs bigger rims!!

They're not a too bad looking car though, and probably a nicer drive than the Accent would have been.

I can't believe all the leaves that are down there already! Ours are just starting to fall, and I'm thinking I might need a leaf blower to blow them all into the neighbours yard

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #32 on:** October 07, 2012, 03:50:11 PM

Actually the car is almost covered by leaves now!

Here are a few pics from the walk I took with my brother's dog this morning.

Def

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MultiMat · **Reply #33 on:** October 07, 2012, 04:46:01 PM

Stunning scenery Def

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I hope the Mopar is a V8

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0 degrees

Whoey · **Reply #34 on:** October 07, 2012, 06:42:04 PM

looks awesome, apart from being 0C...

jzmtl · **Reply #35 on:** October 07, 2012, 07:02:59 PM

Nice economy car...

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #36 on:** October 07, 2012, 08:21:58 PM

That was around eight or nine this morning. Its about fifteen degrees now. My brother went kayaking then and he wanted a record of the temperature!

Here's a few more from when my father, brother and I went paddling.

Def

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Dunc · **Reply #37 on:** October 07, 2012, 08:53:48 PM

That looks a lovely place Grant

sawman · **Reply #38 on:** October 07, 2012, 08:55:54 PM

Wow!! Beautiful scenery makes me miss being up North

We're suffering here in the 80's staying in the A/C with fans running

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #39 on:** October 08, 2012, 01:00:53 PM

The leaves are coming down with a vengeance. My rental car was pretty well covered by lunchtime yesterday!

Still, it looks like everyone is having a pretty good time! My nephews and their mother are headed home today but my brother (and his dog) are staying the rest of the week to spend more time with me which I think is great. Plus of means I'll have some company on the drive back to Toronto when I head back.

Def

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Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #40 on:** October 13, 2012, 12:39:41 AM

Here's a few photos from my paddling trip today. My brother and I covered just under 15 kms on the Blind and Cataract rivers as well as Lake Duborne. We were out for about three and a half hours and came back just before the weather got nasty. The wind was starting to pick up pretty good and the waves were crashing over the bow of my brother's boat pretty good.

It was a bit chilly today, but oh so worth it!

Def

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Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #41 on:** October 13, 2012, 12:41:05 AM

Some more.

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Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #42 on:** October 13, 2012, 12:42:17 AM

Oh, and yesterday we were at the Bushplane Museum in Sault Ste Marie, but I'll wait until I am back to broadband to show those pics as there's quite a few of them!

Def

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MultiMat · **Reply #43 on:** October 13, 2012, 03:48:56 AM

Nice shots Def

, I like your bro's kwaka green kayak

, much better than pink

Ashley · **Reply #44 on:** October 13, 2012, 04:28:00 AM

Yea the pink gay man kayak isn't as nice as lime green or maybe you should get an ORANGE one!

looks like a lovely trip.

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Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #45 on:** October 13, 2012, 04:32:47 AM

My new boat is half orange.

Def

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Ashley · **Reply #46 on:** October 13, 2012, 04:44:14 AM

Did you give the pinky a nice going away party?

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Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #47 on:** October 13, 2012, 04:44:56 AM

Nope. It isn't going anywhere. I still have and use it.

Def

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Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #48 on:** October 14, 2012, 02:21:51 PM

My vacation is pretty well over. Last night I left my parent's house and drove to my brother's place just outside of Toronto and I spent the night on his couch. I'm headed out shortly to have brunch with an old friend from high school then I'm heading downtown to return the car and head for the airport. From there it'll be off to Montreal and then home around midnight and back to work tomorrow.

Def

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Whoey · **Reply #49 on:** October 14, 2012, 03:10:38 PM

bummer... hope the buffet wasn't closed...

Medic82 · **Reply #50 on:** October 14, 2012, 05:39:31 PM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on October 13, 2012, 12:42:17 AM

Oh, and yesterday we were at the Bushplane Museum in Sault Ste Marie, but I'll wait until I am back to broadband to show those pics as there's quite a few of them!

Def

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At first glance I read Burlap museum and started thinking, how the hell starts a burlap museum and how in hell would ever visit a burlap museum

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #51 on:** October 14, 2012, 08:18:12 PM

Don't get started- there's a Outhouse Museum a couple of hundred kilometers from where I live, and they actually promote it as the World's FIRST Outhouse Museum, which implies that there are others....

Anyways, I drove to Toronto last night and spent the night at my brother's place, then this morning I left there and went to visit an old friend of mine. I had breakfast with her family then set ,off to return my rental car. From there I took a cab to the ferry terminal, took the ferry about 150 feet to the airport. Now I'm in the airport lounge killing time until my flight leaves. They put me on a slightly later flight than I was originally booked on for some reason, so I get to sit here a little longer and spend a little less time in Montreal.

Def

Steinar · **Reply #52 on:** October 14, 2012, 08:32:43 PM

My personal favorite in the category «Who visits those places, is this a joke?»: The Norwegian Marsh Museum. It is located on Smøla, a not very central or populous island.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #53 on:** October 15, 2012, 01:30:53 AM

I am now in Montreal and have an hour and a half or so to kill before my next flight. After this my next stop is in Halifax, then a half hour (or so) drive home to Halifax. As much as I didn't want my vacation to end, I'll be really happy to get home. I love flying but I hate being baggage on a commercial flight. Guys who have actually flown in a small craft will understand what I am talking about- it's the difference between having your own car or taking the bus, only with a lot more bullsmurf to put up with.

One of these days....

Def

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #54 on:** October 16, 2012, 01:15:02 AM

I'm home safe and sound. I got in late last night then at work again today. My house didn't fall apart while I was gone, although I "fixed" the dishwasher by resetting the tripped breaker that my wife insisted wasn't tripped while I was gone...

I love my family and vacations are nice, but it's nice to be back home, despite home being busy as hell.

And, since no one asked, I gave my father a SOG PowerLock since he lost his PowerAssist, and I brought along my CRKT Neckolas (as well as two others-one for my father and one for my brother) for kayaking, my Wenger Swiss Clipper for most things and my MTO SOG ToolClip (yes the same one we MAY be giving away this month!

) for assembling toys for the kids and general tasks. All packed nicely in my Wenger SwissGear luggage...

Def

jzmtl · **Reply #55 on:** October 16, 2012, 01:18:01 AM

What did you carry while on the plane?

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #56 on:** October 16, 2012, 01:44:22 AM

A laptop...

Def

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #57 on:** October 16, 2012, 01:44:45 AM

And the Swiss Army Knife app on my phone!

Def

sawman · **Reply #58 on:** October 16, 2012, 01:59:12 AM

I usually need a vacation after a vacation. I pitty your having to return to work so soon...

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #59 on:** October 16, 2012, 02:04:58 AM

Yeah, it often seems that you need at least a few extra days to get into the swing of things when you get back.

Still, I have a pretty good job and it won't take long to get my feet under me again- literally I think, as I have a 14 hour day ahead of me tomorrow!

Def

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