Seeing how I’m not making much money these days I thought it would be a good idea to get a good handle on where the best place is to do grocery shopping.

After installing the inwales I turned my attention to the decks. As usual, I pretty much followed the words of wisdom found in Canoecraft.

I started caning the stern seat last week, and so far it is going fine. I’m using the instructions from Gilpatrick’s book “Building A Strip Canoe,” and his descriptions and photos are very good.

I glued the inwales in a couple of weeks ago. I haven’t updated the blog because I’ve been going full-tilt on the canoe every chance I get, and I’ve been having some family fun camping in BC!

Last Thursday I went for the best road ride that I’ve done for a long time. I met up with old friends and teamates Mike, Gary and Al.

My buddy and I were joking about this last night. Our cel phone plans cost more than all of our other utilities put together, and cost more than our life insurance.

The gunwales are a work in progress while I wait to get a hold of a drill press so I can add some decent drain holes/slots.

I managed to get the first seat joined and glued last night. I opted to try and do mortise and tenon joints.

So I’ve been thinking about canceling my cell phone. The bottom line isn’t very pretty: $25 for the voice plan, $30 for the data, the outrageous $7 service fee and then there are taxes.

I finally finished scarfing the gunwales. My second attempt went very well, but one joint got a piece of dirt or debris in it.