Day 5 - Bessie

Benjamin found out about my blog, read my previous posts, and refuses to escort me into Lake Erie.

I suppose it's for the best. This town hasn't been all that welcoming and I'm ready to move on to new areas. Perhaps I should go seek out MORE IMPORTANT, BETTER KNOWN cryptids, like The Loch Ness Monster...

Day 4 - Bessie

Have I mentioned how homely Benjamin is? Perhaps Bessie isn't surfacing out of pure disgust. I really wouldn't blame her.

Lake Erie Temperature: 41 F
Mainland Temperature: 50 F

Day 3 - Bessie

Benjamin offered me one of his peanut butter sandwiches today and I nearly pushed him over the side of the boat.

No, Benjamin, I will not join you in your vices!

Lake Erie Temperature: 42 F
Mainland Temperature: 59 F

Day 2 - Bessie

We took the boat out again, but saw nothing.

Benjamin's incessant whistling is beginning to get on my nerves.

Lake Erie Temperature: 42 F
Mainland Temperature: 55 F

Day 1 - Bessie

I have arrived at a port along the coast of Lake Erie. (My exact location must once again remain undisclosed, in order to prevent tag-along researchers.) However, it is quite a beautiful location. Lake Erie is a fresh water lake bordered by deciduous forests and coastal towns. Erie is one of the five Great Lakes, and although not quite as transparent as Lake Superior (Erie's big sister to the north) one can see many feet down into the water below.

I've hired a fisherman named Benjamin to escort me on my voyage into lake Erie. His boat is quite large, but smells of fish and peanut butter sandwiches. (Benjamin eats almost nothing else.) These two scents do not mix well.

We found a quiet spot and waited...and waited.

Finally, I saw a glimmer of a snakelike creature below, around 30 feet in length. Thrilled, I exclaimed, “We found her!”

However, Benjamin told me it was just a school of catfish and proceeded to dangle a freshly caught specimen in front of my face. I remain unconvinced.

“I am unconvinced,” I told Benjamin.

“Them's the breaks, sweetheart.”

Then he winked at me. How insulting! I promptly threw his catfish back into the water and he remained sullen for the duration of our journey.

Lake Erie Temperature: 42 F
Mainland Temperature: 57 F

Lake Erie, Ahoy!

I've been very busy planning my next trip. I have decided to comb Lake Erie for the sea monster, Bessie. There has been much debate over what she is, but I am betting she's a plesiosaur. We shall soon see!

I'm very excited about the Lake Erie expedition. It will be my first since the disastrous bigfoot incident last fall, and hopefully it will have much better results.

However, even if I don't find Bessie (and I will find Bessie) I must remember to keep my head straight and not give up on my dreams!