Well, it's another sunny windy day in Moosonee. Since we are preparing to leave (see previous post) we are working on a final presentation for the work partners. After much debate we decided on a (are you ready for this?) .....duh duh da! A puppet show!!!! I am sure they will love it.
I have been sick with a sore throat lately so I have been doing a lot of reading. I just finished "The Horse Whisperer" It was a decent read but I found the ending pretty weak and cliched. Has anyone else read that book? I also read the book "The Constant Princess" That was an awesome read in my opinion but I have always enjoyed that time in history. Catherine of Aragon was a facinating woman. She had questioning morals and motovations but then again, who could blame her?
A group in our cluster, Fort Albany has had to evacuate thier house because of a gas leak so we will be sending them a care package. Everyone is still pretty tense because of the water crisis. Luckily our water isn't actually contaminated but there is the plain and simple fact that there just isn't enough of it. Who knew that a simple river break-up could cause so much trouble?
One thing about Moosonee is that there is an endless abundance of stray dogs hanging around. They are all very friendly but if you have any sort of food product on your person you instantly have 5 new friends of the furry pursuation. I know thats a random though but sitting here at work I just saw 6 dogs trot by my window. I kid you not.
I did spend a short time in Timmins for my birthday. Timmins is a nice town. It has a mine, a museum and enough Tim Hortons to keep anyone (myself included) happy. It also had a Walmart, a luxury which I had not been able to see for 6 months. The river flooding has even affected Timmins though. By the river there it is flooding the nearby park, including the basketball court, Bbq and picnic area and sun hut which is all underwater. The strange thing is that it all seems to be routine to the people. No one seems to care. It's just another flood, kind of like seeing the first robin of spring.
When I flew back to Moosonee on the 17th I forgot about the all important rules of science and took a bag of Lays potato chips on the plane with me. This was a very tiny plane which held about 12 people when full. There were about 8 of us boarded and the seat behind me was empty so I dumped my carryon there so I could have some leg room. Among the items were my chips. About midway into the flight I was inocentlly reading when a loud bang behind me caused me to jump. The other passengers where also looking around like started chickens. It turns out my bag of chips exploded sending a few crispy projectiles flying from its shiny inside and scattering chips everywhere. Oops. Lesson learned.
Well I should get going. Talk to you later.