Thursday, May 14, 2009

May Run or May 2-4?


The first weekend of summer is fast approaching and guess what? The high for Sun. is +3c (38f) at least it won't be snowing (sorry Timmins). The beer shouldn't need refrigeration. In the last 40 years, I can only recall 2 or 3 times that the weather was decent for May Run or as they call it in the mining capital of Canada, May 2-4.

When I was living in Timmins I can recall sleds running the lakes (they were still ice covered) Plowing the remaining snow on the road to your campsite and waking up to snow on the ground. Most of the time we ended up sleeping in the car or truck because it was too cold. Fun! Wow!!!

The weekend following May Run is usually warm or at least seasonal and is celebrated in the U.S. as the Memorial Day Weekend. Canada should get in step and move the May 2-4 ahead 1 week. Makes sense to me......better weather.......synchronized holiday with our biggest trading partner.......win, win. We might even have to buy ice to keep the beer cold.
Pool Temp: 11c (52f)

Some days it's not worth chewing through the straps.