Yup, the igloo's are still nice and cozy. It's not the arctic Rick, it get's darn hot up here too.

many of the lakes in Southern Ontario didn't freeze over at all this year, the ones up in the Muskokas, say 2-3 hours north of Toronto are breaking up quickly. I purchased my boat up there last Saturday and most of Lake Muskoka was clear of ice and the remainder was cracked and slushy looking. This is quite a bit earlier than usual, but winter was quite mild again this year.

Congrats, Adrian! That sounds wonderful.

Thanks, Tom!

Does anyone have a Ram 3500 Dually, with the 24v cummins?

I think i want one of those... a used one with under 100k miles...

The Cummins is a great motor. If I remember correctly, people say to avoid the auto tranny with it, go with the stick.

Actually, Adrian.. The auto is the way to go, the auto is rated for quite a bit more torque than the manual... However, the real way to go is to do a Allyson swap, which costs about 5k$... If i could find a truck that already had an allyson swap i would be interested.. Or that may be a project down the road for me...A good friend of mine is a certified Cummins tech, so if i ever need any help i can call him he use to work on those motors daily in the marine core, before he went officer..

I also love being on the water in any type of way myself. My own vessels however are only 1 Murph-power. I have an aged but trusty Seaward Quest for relaxing paddles and longer trips and I borrow my wife's Necky Chatham when I get the urge to play in the waves. The Quest actually handles big waves nicely but at 19' long it is definitely not a playboat. Despite it's 15 years of age and dullened gel coat colours, the Quest remains my first and favourite kayak.

I grew up on fishing boats, speed boats and canoes. Hopefully, a little day sailor of some sorts is in the works for our bay in the near future.

They are probably top of my list for items I enjoy.

Dak, my suggestion on the stick shift was based on talking to a couple of Dodge truck owners when I was shopping around for a diesel myself. They were driving slightly older trucks, so maybe the new autos have been improved. I've put over 30km's on my '10 GMC Duramax/Allison with no problems so far and the truck will get 30mpg's(imp) on the highway if cruising at 90km(55 mph approx).

So you're no longer in the place that Tom, Peter and I saw at the homecoming bash in 2010?

Does the new place have anything nearby that can compete with the Chinese buffet restaurant that you took us to?