Each season I bounce out of my warm winter spot for home. Talk of 30 foot high levels we haven’t seen in years at home on the Ottawa and the longing for some family time push us north once again. Its hard living out of a bag. You have a hard time with change once you settle in to a routine. Especially at Clay Wrights house. Paddling heaven, play all the time, creeking all around, paddlers coming in and out…. All this however I just need the routine of making breakfast and paddling in a spot I know so I can work on the latest and greatest new trick. That routine means making coffee for Clay, walking the dogs… alas it ends. Into the unknown again. New people new place no home.
I dropped by to see how the Jackson’s house was doing they are all away and left their herd of 7 dogs with a very capable Jonathan Shale’s and his redneck sidekick and my good friend Justine Owen. I stopped in to make sure the house was still standing and that the boys are well. On arrival I found they declared Marshal law on the dogs, the puppies seem to have a problem going one or 2 out side and leaving the garbage alone and as such have been banished from the house until the evenings. The doors stay locked because one of the Dalmatians can open the doors and tends to feed herself with whatever is in the cupboards tables etc. The French Bull dog despite never missing a meal is in the best shape of his life playing tag with the Pony on the front field. I drove by one day and the pony was chasing the dog in a full out pursuit across the field. I almost wet myself with laughter. One ugly midget chasing another. I am however hedging my bets that the owner of the ugly bulldog won’t read this but it’s a French bulldog so I am hoping the owner will have a sense of humor if she reads this.
I picked up Owen for the last paddle with him this season. We hit up brave wave again for a surf session and here the pictures we took while we were there. It’s sad to go, leaving rock island without even so much as a good bye to the JK crew. They take such good care of the whole team, shirts goodies, emails, letters, boats I will miss the whole lot. 
