Peanut Polo Cup this Sunday!

I've you've never seen live polo action, now's your chance! This Sunday in North Augusta (about 15 minutes) come on out to the 'Peanut Polo Cup'! A fabulous day of polo, live music, food and more, all to benefit these deserving charities:

» Alaskan Malamute Help League
» Augusta Dalmatian Rescue
» Basset Hound Rescue
» Blue Moon Catahoula/Big Dog Rescue
» Boston Terrier Canada
» CDN Chihuahua Rescue
» Merlin's Hope Chow / Shar-Pei Rescue
» Rat Terrier Rescue Canada
» Shiba Rescue GTA

for information, go to www.peanutpolo.wordpress.com

Rain Date- Motorcycle Ride for Cats this Sunday!

MOTORCYCLE CHARITY RIDE
Sunday August 29th , 2010

(SUPPORT RESCUE CATS)
Come and join us on our first Charity Ride for Rescue Cats. The ride is open to all riders, clubs and all makes of motorcycles. In 2010 we are going to ride to help support this badly needed Sanctuary. Ride will be held on Sunday, August 29 th , Enjoy a 200 km. ride through a scenic rural setting. Register from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on ride day at Levi Home Hardware in Almonte. Start time is 10 a.m. Coffee and muffins will be served to kick start your morning. Money from this ride will be donated to Country Cat Sanctuary a registered charitable organization which is home to abused, abandoned, rescued cats and kittens. Without rescue organizations like this, where would the unwanted felines go? Registration is $20/rider and $10/passenger. Cash/Check (payable to Country Cat Sanctuary). We hope to see all of you pet lovers there to support this worthy cause. We plan to make this a yearly event and each year hope to see the number of riders grow.
check out the Country Cat Rescue website, www.countrycatrescue.com

Great door prizes. Pass this info along to your friends. See you there!!
Every rider/passenger will receive a thank you cat toy with registration
Further info: Frances fluffyb@xplornet.com

Wild Churchill Manitoba!

Churchill Manitoba in the summer! What an unbelievable trip- its w-a-a-y up north but we had gorgeous weather (18, 19 degrees, but much of the summer in Churchill has been in the upper 20's!) Michelle Valberg and I were surrounded by wildlife- friendly belugas, curious polar bears (we kept our distance!), wide open tundra, and the residents of Churchill welcome you like no other. If you want the experience of a lifetime, check out www.frontiersnorth.com, they set us up with kayaks, zodiac rides with the whales and oh yes.....the famous tundra buggy to the land of the polar bear! Another thing that was unique about this trip: good old fashioned service on an airline!! First Air complimentary wine, 'special coffees' and warm chocolate chip cookies: it just added to our amazing northern experience! p.s. Watch for Michelle's exhibit on Canada's north next March at the Canadian Museum of Nature. If you get a chance, I highly recommend a trip to Churchill, you'll never forget it!!


polar bear jail! (not as bad as it sounds! they get released pretty quick!)

orange lichen on rocks

our tundra truck!

stark and beautiful

more stark and beautiful

belugas everywhere!

spot the polar bear

Tundra Road

safest way to get around the tundra

at home in the water

sandpiper

wicked sunsets

Michelle captures belugas

yep, they were that close!

Churchill cat

sled dogs

they were all super friendly

can't wait to get going!

Belugas Baby!!

Today I am off to Churchill Manitoba with my good friend, local photographer and philanthropist Michelle Valberg! Michelle has journeyed to Canada's north several times over the past few months to research and photograph the people, the scenery and the wildlife (with breath-taking results, I may add)! Her photo awards and credits are too many to mention here- but her photographic expertise is matched only by her willingness to help those in need. Michelle and writer Joan Weinman created 'Project North', an organization that collects (and delivers!) sports equipment to children in Nunuvut and Nunavik. I blogged about Project North last year, link here:
http://939bobfm.blogspot.com/2009/08/project-north-please-donate-gently-used.html

My journey with Michelle is all about beluga whales, birds, blooms, gorgeous scenery, hopefully some northern lights, and....fingers crossed, polar bears!! If this is something you would like to do one day, check out our trip guides, www.frontiersnorth.com
Tomorrow at this time, we will be swimming with beluga whales!!! Can't wait!!

Kayaking the Rideau Canal

The Rideau Canal Festival is on this weekend, details at www.rideaucanalfestival.ca!
We are so lucky to have this amazing jewel for our very own playground. Last weekend, ten of us got together for a paddle down the Rideau system- starting at Manotick's Long Island Locks and ending our day at the National Arts Centre. It was a spectacular way to experience the canal! I saw sections of the waterway that I would never have seen other-wise, and the scenery is spectacular. I highly recommend this experience- even if you have never kayaked before, there is a place in Merrickville that makes everything as easy as possible for you. Check it out here: www.canaltripping.com. They will drop off a rental kayak at the destination of your choice, then pick it up at the end of the day- wherever you are! And its just 40 dollars, a great deal. We paddled the 17 miles effortlessly, with a few breaks for snacks at the locks. What a trip!