Sunday, June 17, 2007
Today was a day of sights that excite. Along Highway 11 emerging from the bush on the other side of the parallel highway tracks came a hungry wolf. On those same tracks walked a mother moose and her calf. A young bear showed himself and finally two loud cranes manifested along those same tracks all at different intervals. There was nothing trivial about these sightings even though something sensational meets the highway practically every day. These species are wondrous and to reflect from the Gita I think they are "a spark of my splendour."
There had been little human interaction for me today. However, a police officer stopped to ask if I had an escort. I didn't want to sound sarcastic by saying "I have thousands buzzing around," referring to the black flies. The officer was kind and handed me some dollars as a donation.
A dip in the Missinabi River allowed me to touch history. It was here that fur traders canoed to and fro carrying stock meant for the European market.
There was a constant hum of billions of mosquitoes outside our tents as we doze off until the early morning.
52 kms
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