“See ya, old fellow. Enjoy your meal,” I said as we turned and headed toward our next portage.“I’m glad that happened on our last day,” Ron ...said. “I know I sure learned a lesson.”I thought about all the stories I had heard about people who had lost their food packs to bears. Many had been forced to leave the area early. One couple I had met told me they were surprised that a bear had attacked their tent. When I inquired as to what supplies they had brought along, I learned that they had a sack. His hair was thick but greying, and he was hung like a bull. His large balls were covered in grey hair, as was his chest. He radiated power and confidence, and the bartender had his drink ready for him before he reached the bar. ‘Good evening Mr. Steele,’ greeted the bartender. ‘Evening John,’ replied the man as he took his first sip of the day. His eyes scanned the room until they fell on Mabel. His sharp green eyes, met her brilliant blue ones, and she felt a connection between them. Inside. ’ ‘Oh, yeah. What’s this one?’ ‘Just says you and John are working together on…well on whatever. You, John and Janice too.’ She smiled and said ‘Not me. I’m just a peon here. But I do love my job!’ The way she said it you felt she was being totally sincere. She did love it. Kim took a call while I finished the forms and the water and tried to keep my eyes in the right place. ‘So’ she said ‘John is running about 20 minutes late and said I should bring you right into Janice. He apologizes for not. We were in the deep end and I was treading water watching her swim. She was smiling then went under swimming towards me. Her long body moved like an arrow and her brown hair stuck to her when she popped up in front of me. Kim put her arms around me for a kiss and we drifted down in the water. The kiss was too short as we had to pop up for air. We were both treading water looking at each other“Now what do we do?” she said. “We can go back to my place, it's always empty.” I watched Kim swim to.