Yup, this is no ordinary Thanksgiving Special my friend. Oh sure, you have your turkey and your gravy and your stuffing, but this is the Pointe Au Baril Special so you also have your rocks, your waters and your trees changing colour
Now Thanksgiving in Canada, as you would know dear patron (cuz if you're a patron of the Warthog Bar you would be up on your history, down on judgement perhaps, but up on history) has nothing to do with Pilgrims, it is essentially the tradition of the harvest festival. In some parts of the country that would mean conveying oneself to the celebration in a horse and buggy, or a hay wagon, or a Massey-Ferguson combine, but up here in Pointe Au Baril, they prefer a more aquatic friendly mode of transportation
The ingredients for this Pointe Au Baril Thanksgiving Special are pretty simple. Mix in some sun .
... waves ...
... and of course a nice cold beverage
But of course this is Thanksgiving on the rocks, and by rocks I don't just mean the ice in Dennis's cooler, I mean the rocks of the Canadian Shield that make up the island which provides us with our dining space.
Yes, no cushy couches for the patrons of the warthog bar, these are Georgian Bay people, hardy and rugged .. and um, ok, sometimes passed out on a mattress with the baby
Thanksgiving on the rocks would not be complete without gifts of course. But we are not exchanging turkies here brother, it's only quality goods all the way
You could call this group social Thanksgiveners, they don't like to thank all by themselves
They come in groups, party as a group and of course leave as a group. Head counts are almost as important as beer counts. Almost
So another serving of Thanksgiving served. The imbibers and digesters and game players gone back across the water to their homes. With nothing left behind on the Bay, except of course, the rocks
Oh, and of course, a video
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