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March 8th, 2010 | 
Author: Off to the Island today. If anything really noteworthy or interesting comes up, I can post it via my phone. Otherwise, let the vegetating begin! Back on Wednesday or Thursday.
Frank Bartles said it very well in 1985:
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Sharkey and I head for the wilderness tomorrow. I have a load of books chosen, my walking boots are ready to go and my lighter (cigars) is all fueled up. Normally, along with food and assorted refreshments, I would have to take water at this time of year. BUT, there are two jugs of water already there waiting for me.
You see, I had the foresight to send it over with Pete in December. Last winter, when Greg and I trekked in, we melted snow for drinking water. That worked out well enough, but you wouldn’t believe how much snow you need to melt to do a load of dishes. We didn’t go over this winter, so it’s already there. Assuming, of course, that when the jugs froze, they didn’t split or burst. I had Pete put them in the shower just in case. 
Boy, did I pick the right week to take a break:
Reports will follow as they’re warranted.
As I said, this has been a dreary, damp, crappy winter. One thing I can be very glad of, though: I don’t live in the Arctic.
I like the cold. Love it, in fact. But, the darkness would really drive me squirrelly.
We’ve had a terribly grey, cruddy, winter here in Kingston. Cloudy for days and weeks on end. Barely a sprinkle of snow compared to the average. Warm and sloppy when there was snow on the ground and cold and drizzly when it rained. Basically, Vancouver weather. No redeeming qualities. What. So. Ever.
I convinced myself to take advantage of the gorgeous sun out there today and went for a stroll along the lake at lunch. There are signs of early Spring everywhere: the ground is beginning to soften and get muddy and there are rivulets of water everywhere that there’s ice or snow. The sun is beating them to liquid.