Best time of year for a Canada reccie?
May 7th 2009, 2:37 pm
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Re: Best time of year for a Canada reccie?
Maybe the bug season has to be experienced? That's the worst bit for me, humidity and the bugs.
We had been a few times in the winter, MOH had worked in Antartica for 3 summers so we knew about cold. What you can't experience on a short reccie is the relentless winter, how it wears everyone down. This last one seemed to go on forever even though we had less snow than the previous winter.
A reccie can only give a quick flavour, and most people are optimistic and think they can overcome everything so they have limited value. Optimism is good of course, but I reckon you should just come when you can get the cheapest flights and accommodation.
We had been a few times in the winter, MOH had worked in Antartica for 3 summers so we knew about cold. What you can't experience on a short reccie is the relentless winter, how it wears everyone down. This last one seemed to go on forever even though we had less snow than the previous winter.
A reccie can only give a quick flavour, and most people are optimistic and think they can overcome everything so they have limited value. Optimism is good of course, but I reckon you should just come when you can get the cheapest flights and accommodation.
May 7th 2009, 2:42 pm
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Re: Best time of year for a Canada reccie?
Maybe the bug season has to be experienced? That's the worst bit for me, humidity and the bugs.
We had been a few times in the winter, MOH had worked in Antartica for 3 summers so we knew about cold. What you can't experience on a short reccie is the relentless winter, how it wears everyone down. This last one seemed to go on forever even though we had less snow than the previous winter.
A reccie can only give a quick flavour, and most people are optimistic and think they can overcome everything so they have limited value. Optimism is good of course, but I reckon you should just come when you can get the cheapest flights and accommodation.
We had been a few times in the winter, MOH had worked in Antartica for 3 summers so we knew about cold. What you can't experience on a short reccie is the relentless winter, how it wears everyone down. This last one seemed to go on forever even though we had less snow than the previous winter.
A reccie can only give a quick flavour, and most people are optimistic and think they can overcome everything so they have limited value. Optimism is good of course, but I reckon you should just come when you can get the cheapest flights and accommodation.
Generally speaking accomodation will be offseason in February, baring Toronto hosting the all star game or something like that on the particular week you plan to visit.
May 7th 2009, 2:42 pm
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Re: Best time of year for a Canada reccie?
Maybe the bug season has to be experienced? That's the worst bit for me, humidity and the bugs.
We had been a few times in the winter, MOH had worked in Antartica for 3 summers so we knew about cold. What you can't experience on a short reccie is the relentless winter, how it wears everyone down. This last one seemed to go on forever even though we had less snow than the previous winter.
A reccie can only give a quick flavour, and most people are optimistic and think they can overcome everything so they have limited value. Optimism is good of course, but I reckon you should just come when you can get the cheapest flights and accommodation.
We had been a few times in the winter, MOH had worked in Antartica for 3 summers so we knew about cold. What you can't experience on a short reccie is the relentless winter, how it wears everyone down. This last one seemed to go on forever even though we had less snow than the previous winter.
A reccie can only give a quick flavour, and most people are optimistic and think they can overcome everything so they have limited value. Optimism is good of course, but I reckon you should just come when you can get the cheapest flights and accommodation.
May 7th 2009, 2:48 pm
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Re: Best time of year for a Canada reccie?
oooo, am so jealous. There are blackfly around here already. Biting, taking great chunks out. Rural life eh?
May 7th 2009, 2:55 pm
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May 7th 2009, 2:59 pm
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Re: Best time of year for a Canada reccie?
Maybe the bug season has to be experienced? That's the worst bit for me, humidity and the bugs.
We had been a few times in the winter, MOH had worked in Antartica for 3 summers so we knew about cold. What you can't experience on a short reccie is the relentless winter, how it wears everyone down. This last one seemed to go on forever even though we had less snow than the previous winter.
A reccie can only give a quick flavour, and most people are optimistic and think they can overcome everything so they have limited value. Optimism is good of course, but I reckon you should just come when you can get the cheapest flights and accommodation.
We had been a few times in the winter, MOH had worked in Antartica for 3 summers so we knew about cold. What you can't experience on a short reccie is the relentless winter, how it wears everyone down. This last one seemed to go on forever even though we had less snow than the previous winter.
A reccie can only give a quick flavour, and most people are optimistic and think they can overcome everything so they have limited value. Optimism is good of course, but I reckon you should just come when you can get the cheapest flights and accommodation.
What do I need to know about these then? Where is south of black fly turf?Spent a week on west coast of Scotland one summer and was completely fed up with winged bitey monsters by the end of it.
Go on, give me the worst!
May 7th 2009, 3:03 pm
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Re: Best time of year for a Canada reccie?
May 7th 2009, 3:08 pm
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Re: Best time of year for a Canada reccie?
I would say anywhere south of about Barrie and west of about Pickering. No doubt someone will tell us if I'm wrong.
May 7th 2009, 3:10 pm
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Re: Best time of year for a Canada reccie?
Enter DEET in the forum search page and you will get an idea.
In the city they are not bad though, its once you get into the bush at certain times of year that you need to be prepared or face the concequences.
May 7th 2009, 3:23 pm
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Re: Best time of year for a Canada reccie?
I found this folk song about black fly
This is the chorus and some of the verses
It was black fly, black fly everywhere
A-crawlin' in your whiskers, a-crawlin' in your hair
A-swimmin' in the soup, and a'swimmin in the tea
Oh the devil take the black fly and let me be
And the black flies, the little black flies
Always the black fly, no matter where you go
I'll die with the black fly a-picking my bones
In north on-tar-i-o-i-o, in north on-tar-i-o
Black toby fell to swearin' 'cause the work went slow
And the state of our morale was gettin' pretty low
And the flies swarmed heavy, it was hard to catch a breath
As you staggered up and down the trail talkin' to yourself
This is the chorus and some of the verses
It was black fly, black fly everywhere
A-crawlin' in your whiskers, a-crawlin' in your hair
A-swimmin' in the soup, and a'swimmin in the tea
Oh the devil take the black fly and let me be
And the black flies, the little black flies
Always the black fly, no matter where you go
I'll die with the black fly a-picking my bones
In north on-tar-i-o-i-o, in north on-tar-i-o
Black toby fell to swearin' 'cause the work went slow
And the state of our morale was gettin' pretty low
And the flies swarmed heavy, it was hard to catch a breath
As you staggered up and down the trail talkin' to yourself
May 7th 2009, 3:32 pm
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Re: Best time of year for a Canada reccie?
I found this folk song about black fly
This is the chorus and some of the verses
It was black fly, black fly everywhere
A-crawlin' in your whiskers, a-crawlin' in your hair
A-swimmin' in the soup, and a'swimmin in the tea
Oh the devil take the black fly and let me be
And the black flies, the little black flies
Always the black fly, no matter where you go
I'll die with the black fly a-picking my bones
In north on-tar-i-o-i-o, in north on-tar-i-o
Black toby fell to swearin' 'cause the work went slow
And the state of our morale was gettin' pretty low
And the flies swarmed heavy, it was hard to catch a breath
As you staggered up and down the trail talkin' to yourself
This is the chorus and some of the verses
It was black fly, black fly everywhere
A-crawlin' in your whiskers, a-crawlin' in your hair
A-swimmin' in the soup, and a'swimmin in the tea
Oh the devil take the black fly and let me be
And the black flies, the little black flies
Always the black fly, no matter where you go
I'll die with the black fly a-picking my bones
In north on-tar-i-o-i-o, in north on-tar-i-o
Black toby fell to swearin' 'cause the work went slow
And the state of our morale was gettin' pretty low
And the flies swarmed heavy, it was hard to catch a breath
As you staggered up and down the trail talkin' to yourself
May 7th 2009, 3:55 pm
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Re: Best time of year for a Canada reccie?
You are a Pom IF you still cling onto memories of the 'homeland' and feel that the grass (or at least part of it) is greener over there.
May 7th 2009, 4:01 pm
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Re: Best time of year for a Canada reccie?