Went fishing with a friend yesterday for the first time post stroke. W used his boat and plan to do so for the next few weeks. The canoe will come later. He was patient with me as I helped him launch the boat. He could have done it faster, but let me do it. I just bought some new boots that drain water out when you step into water. I also wore Goretex socks that keep my feet dry inside the sock. Worked wonderfully. I was able to wade out and help launch the boat and my feet stayed dry.

The best news is that we caught lots of fish, he took a picture of my catch, will post when my friend gets it to me. All the hard work over the winter paid off. We had the lake to ourselves, no one else in sight. Weather was good, saw lots of wildlife, just had a great time of it.

Tippy and Jassie spent the day outside with Lesley. She took them down to the shore of Lake Superior, and they both had a drink and swim. The rest of the day she walked them down our country roads, all of us were tired and slept like babies. Tippy went 9 hours in her crate without a wimper or pee pee. Her legs are getting longer and feet huge in relationship to the rest of her body. I think she is going to get fairly large. She is such a great dog, I can hardly wait until she is big enough to go with me in our canoe. Probably not this year, but next. She and Jassie continue to bond, getting along better every day.

The big fire is getting under control now, the threat of evacuation seems past for now anyway. Two more sessions of Active Release therapy scheduled in Canada over the next few weeks, then hopefully not much more therapy for awhile. All in all, a great few days.