We have had a great time with family and friends in Brandon, Manitoba, but it is time to move on. For the first time since leaving Houma, Louisiana, Corrie and Dan were separated for several days. For those that don’t know, Dan is not fully retired, he does some part time consulting for a small list of clients. One of them is the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT) a part of LSU. We won’t bother to try and explain it to you, for those who want to know more, check out:
http://www.ncbrt.lsu.edu/
Dan consults for them in the areas of maritime industry, and port security. NCBRT requested Dan attend a one day conference on Friday, 10AUG, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This meant he had to leave on the 8th to catch a flight out of Winnipeg on the morning of the 9th! This allowed Dan to spend Saturday and Sunday in Houma checking on their empty house, and more importantly visit with our daughter, Rebecca, and her new “baby” Gracy, a Weimaraner puppy. Although a short visit, it was great to have dinner with Rebecca and her beau Raymond. Since Dan had to fly out of Baton Rouge early Monday morning, he had less than 24 hours in Houma.
Meanwhile back in Canada (EH?), Corrie traveled further north than ever with Ed and Elaine to observe a spear fishing tournament in Childs Lake in the Duck Mountain Provincial Park. Of course watching bubbles on a lake gives new meaning to watching the grass grow. Turns out that a large group of scuba divers gather every year to spear fish a fish they call “Maria”, otherwise known as Burbot (and also known as “lush” and “lawyer”?). It is an eel like fish that is apparently a freshwater cod. Since it is very slimy to the touch and smells, it was considered a trash fish. Turns out that once fillet it makes excellent eating. Dan wouldn’t know because no one bothered to bring any back for him to sample. The Burbot liver oil has four times more Vitamin D and seven times more Vitamin A than Cod liver oil!
www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/popular_parks/duck_mtn/
Dan made it back to base camp Monday night, and Tuesday was spent getting the RV and the toad ready for a Wednesday departure.
Trivia: What is unique about the Burbot’s sex life?
http://www.ncbrt.lsu.edu/
Dan consults for them in the areas of maritime industry, and port security. NCBRT requested Dan attend a one day conference on Friday, 10AUG, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This meant he had to leave on the 8th to catch a flight out of Winnipeg on the morning of the 9th! This allowed Dan to spend Saturday and Sunday in Houma checking on their empty house, and more importantly visit with our daughter, Rebecca, and her new “baby” Gracy, a Weimaraner puppy. Although a short visit, it was great to have dinner with Rebecca and her beau Raymond. Since Dan had to fly out of Baton Rouge early Monday morning, he had less than 24 hours in Houma.
Meanwhile back in Canada (EH?), Corrie traveled further north than ever with Ed and Elaine to observe a spear fishing tournament in Childs Lake in the Duck Mountain Provincial Park. Of course watching bubbles on a lake gives new meaning to watching the grass grow. Turns out that a large group of scuba divers gather every year to spear fish a fish they call “Maria”, otherwise known as Burbot (and also known as “lush” and “lawyer”?). It is an eel like fish that is apparently a freshwater cod. Since it is very slimy to the touch and smells, it was considered a trash fish. Turns out that once fillet it makes excellent eating. Dan wouldn’t know because no one bothered to bring any back for him to sample. The Burbot liver oil has four times more Vitamin D and seven times more Vitamin A than Cod liver oil!
www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/popular_parks/duck_mtn/
Dan made it back to base camp Monday night, and Tuesday was spent getting the RV and the toad ready for a Wednesday departure.
Trivia: What is unique about the Burbot’s sex life?
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