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>be me, driving across Canada for reasons
>have my camping gear in the trunk, stop at campgrounds to sleep to save $
>take the northern route through Ontario (desolate)
>stop one night in an empty campground, choose best spot right next to lake with "private beach"
>pitch tent, set up, get fire started, with a little day light left
>decide to take a quick swim before dinner
>the lake has a very gradual bottom, staying waist deep for a long way, warm water from the sun
>float_and_soak.jpg
>relax.exe
>10 or 15 minutes of tight muscles from sitting in the car loosening up, loon calls, zero people around except me
>suddenly get a mental image of an alligator coming up from below and snapping on my leg
>very very strong anxiety
>come to my senses and look into the water
>two giant leeches about 7 inches long are feeding on a piece of bread someone threw into the water right under me
>nope out of there (i hate leeches)
Not scary, but definitely a remarkable experience for me. Haven't felt anything like that since.
