What are the odds?

 Last Sunday I went to Hullett Marsh with OFO.  It was a good trip, nice to connect with other like minded folk.  On the way home I didn't want to waste the daylight so I thought I'd go to the Forest Sewage Lagoons, which are always worth going to for birds.  Instead, for some reason, I thought I'd stop into the Pinery Provincial Park, as I had just bought an annual pass.  My favourite trail there is Riverside so I started on that trail, got to the boardwalk and looked out at the water.  There were a couple of nice ladies there and we were chatting about the canoeists coming along and how they would negotiate the long log that may be in their way.  I did a double take and put up my binos, lo and behold it was my boss and her husband going for their first paddle of the year!  Joanie and Otto Vallinga are avid outdoor enthusiasts and absolutely love the Pinery!  I shouted to them and we had a nice chat...Joanie told me about the Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus she had seen and Otto told me about the Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus nest.  It was wonderful to see them and I snapped a few pics.  Otto is a canoe builder as well, he designs and builds small watercraft and produces kits that are sent all over the world!  I'm not sure if you will get me in a canoe but a kayak maybe!

 Here is a link to his company, based out of Corunna

Otto Vallinga Yacht Design

  




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