mepps Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 (edited) We decided to take a little trip up to the bay to visit some friends we hadnt seen in a while. They have a 6 month old who we hadnt met yet. It was a long drive from London, especially with no air conditioning. With a pregnant woman on board, we had to make quite a few stops on the way, and decided to check out the Big Apple - we always say we are gonna go try a famous big apple pie, but we are usualyl in a hurry. We stopped, and im glad we did! It was a lot of fun - a great place if you have little kids. There were goats and other animals to see outside, and inside you could watch pies get made. For little ones there is mini golf and other attractions such as The Big Apple. We didnt climb it, but we snapped a few photos infront of it. We spent the rest of the day catching up and got in a little fishing between beers. We came to a small dock that had some great lookign wees near them. We casted spoons and spinners out for pike, but only a few small OOS largies were all that was biting so we packed it in. On the way home we came across a snapping turtle on the road, and I decided to get out and move her off the road and onto the grass. I snuck up behind her so she wouldnt attack me... Once she was off the ground she new something was wrong and made some lunges at me snapping furiously. My smile turned to worry pretty quick and i set her down in teh grass quickly. Despite no fish, we had a great stay in Belleville... Edited June 20, 2007 by mepps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Those are some cool pics! Great job with the turtle lol! thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmaster4 Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 ahha i was at the big apple on my way to quebec a few weeks ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonny Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 lol,,,next time pick em up by the tail,,,won't be able to taste you fingers then!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 were the bunnies out at the apple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Great pics Mepps thanks.Looks like the beer was good MTP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Great pics Mepps, dang turtles just don't know when you're out to help them eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mepps Posted June 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 snag - LOTS of bunnies running around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Awesome pics!!! Gotta love the mom/baby picture...it's a classic! And that turtle...man, I dont think I'd even touch the thing...LOL. Thanks for the report...it was a great read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mistyriver1 Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Nice report Mepps. Some great shots of the turtle. If Crazyhook sees this thread, he has a great pic of him holding a snapping turtle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Crikee! Hah! mistyriver1, I was just going to say, Mepps doesn't look as brave as Crazyhook, but still... Great photos as always, the little one is going to be holding a rod before you know it! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 snag - LOTS of bunnies running around! Funny story about that. Apparently, the Big Apple operation didn't keep the bunnies under control and the bunnies did what bunnies do best. The neighbours are eating a lot of rabbit and the road kill is epic. I stopped off there one night and they were EVERYWHERE! From the highway to the gas station you could see dozens of them at the side of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 I should tell you the story of my ex-brother-in-law and the snapping turtle. Similar situation with the turtle in the middle of the road. He stopped, got out and gave it a nudge in the butt with his foot. The turtle was faster then anyone could imagine! It somehow had enough speed to jump around and bite down on his foot! He gave his foot a shake and it did let go with just a bit of torn skin. He was wearing running shoes which was a good thing. Seeing you with the sandles on I cannot imagine what kind of damage may have been done if he had been wearing similar foot wear. Good thing no one was harmed in the making of this report! Nice shots and a good read, made me laugh and brought back some good memories. Unfortuneately my ex-brother-in-law passed away while my ex and I were still together at the very young age of 28 of heart failure. Still think of him quite often and reading your report has done it again. Tthanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easton13th Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 The big apple makes one mean Pie! Easton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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