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camping, day 8…

28 Thursday Jul 2016

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another day in paradise…

about 12:30 am my grandson came and woke me… we went out and looked at the stars… saw the space station going over and the Milky Way…

took a while to get to sleep after that because I was so pumped… tonight we have removed a portion of the tent cover so I will be able to watch them from the comfort of my bed;-)…


we slept in after that and didn’t get up until 8:45, when the groundskeepers decided to start mowing the grass in the campground…

saw the ducks at the beach and my grandson took a few pictures… so I got one of him…


I had cereal for breakfast but everyone else had s’more cakes, ie. pancakes with Reece’s spread and roasted marshmallows… very popular…


and then the loon started calling… close to us… and there it was in the water just off our site…


so pleased with the pictures… this was the very first one…


on the water again in the boat, and today I had fun on the tube with the oldest grandson and then all on my own… going very slowly, lol…

friends joined us and the kids had a blast with all the water toys…



great fun for everyone…

tonight after a supper of perogies, onion, bacon, cauliflower and pea pods got this lovely shot of the sun as it was setting…


every evening the sunsets have been beautiful… the weather has been excellent which certainly helps make the time enjoyable…

camping, day 7

27 Wednesday Jul 2016

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another sunshiny day although there were a number of clouds in the sky…

today we were on the boat again…

the little boys played on the tube a lot… they seem to stick to it like Velcro… 

we also did some fishing… after about two casts my son-in-law pulled in a Jackfish… 


not long after, that my daughter brought one in as well…


we didn’t keep them as this is not their best season, so they got tossed back into the lake…

we also perused another section of cottages on the lake… such fun to look at the variety along the shore and imagine who owns them and what the insides might look like… we especially like to see all the water toys along the docks, lol…

I love trolling as it is nearly the only time we move slowly on the water, lol… we found a section of the lake that is cottage free and beautiful to spend time in…

I was quite tired from all that water activity yesterday…

my son-in-law found wifi that we were able to purchase on a daily basis so we aren’t running around the campground trying to find a good enough signal to be able to post… today he also set up a charging station in my car… we have a lot of electronics that need charging, lol…

sitting in the campsite enjoying some quiet time as everyone else has gone fishing…

a beautiful setting for a great week of family fun…

camping, day 6…

26 Tuesday Jul 2016

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what a lovely day… heard a couple of loons as we were having our breakfast and packing our lunch…

sun shone and we spent the whole day on the water…

started with a number of rides on the big tube…

the two little guys practically fly when their daddy tries to dump them off, and there are huge grins on all their faces throughout the process…

the oldest grandson and I had a blast, when I wasn’t screaming, lol… 

picnic on board and we toured around half the lake, admiring the cottages… then we swam off the boat… 

after that, there was wakeboarding action… my daughter, son-in-law, and middle grandson are all naturals… my oldest was very close to getting up but the water was getting a bit choppy…

then it was my turn… they had to lower me into the water once the boots were on my feet…

my daughter got right in with me and helped me get positioned…

tried and tried but couldn’t get up… laughed the whole time though… they moved on to kneeboarding and the three oldest boys in the group had a great time, lol… and were very good at it… 

 travelled home after a fun time…

got the boat docked and headed back to the campsite…

my daughter and I went on little tubes (from our visit to Courtenay, many years ago) at the water by our site… bit breezy so we ended up with rock burns, lol…

made and had supper, which was cooked over the fire once again… and a couple of us are trying to save the fire, while the others went out for supplies, but it isn’t looking good, lol…

hoping you had a special day too…

camping, day 5

25 Monday Jul 2016

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well, when I got back to the campsite after posting my blog last night, I discovered that my son-in-law had caught a fish… that was exciting…


after supper we sat around the fire and were attacked by a zillion mosquitoes… really… this is what the perfectly clean sink looked like in the morning…


followed some mallards around the beach early…


they didn’t want to play with me…

got a few pictures of the beach area…


spent most of the day sitting around and reading… relaxing… sunny and warm…

headed into the city late afternoon to pick up the boat… happy to have it with us and looking forward to some water activities over the next few days…

yesterday the boys deigned to all sit together and let me take a few pictures… in the hammock – where everyone wants to be – you can either look toward the lake…


or into the campsite…


we have arrived and the boat is settling in…

camping, day 4…

24 Sunday Jul 2016

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busy day today…

didn’t get up till 7… big sleep-in for me…

then we had pancakes with freshly picked blueberries and bacon… make a bacon sandwich with mine, thanks to my son-in-law’s suggestion;-)…


saw this cute little mushroom which popped up overnight…


then, as the sky clouded over, everyone helped with the packing up and there wasn’t a single hissy fit…

we had a leisurely drive toward our next destination and stopped at Rainbow Falls… pretty, and likely beautiful in the sunshine… wasn’t any when we were there, the wind was blowing, and there was a bit of spitting…


back into the caravan and we moved on… found the campground and our spot… happily no one was in it so we could unload and put up the tents… 


the site is right on the water, without electricity, and the wind was crazy strong… took four of us to get the cover on one of the tents, lol… upside, there haven’t been any mosquitoes… we have a second spot across the road which does have electricity so we can charge  the various technology, and also heat water for tea and coffee in the morning, lol…


all set up, required groceries and drinks purchased, and we sat and had a lovely quiet time reading… bliss… 


sun was shining, screens and doors were open, and the kids went for a walk…

only downside, no showers or Internet… but the boys have found a spot that we can walk to and connect…

camping, day 3…

23 Saturday Jul 2016

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weather wasn’t quite so cooperative today… we still had a good time…

woke up to sun at 5:30 but by 10:30 it was raining and it rained hard for a good part of the day…

did some reading in the tent… didn’t get any shots of the rain, too depressing…

we had a picnic there too… all 6 of us did very well together…

our plates were Kleenex… as we sat on the two air mattresses and a couple of chairs we brought into the tent…

here’s the sign to the campground which is beautifully lit up at night…

this was the view around 4:30 when some of our group went to the lake and picked tons of blueberries… sky was nice and blue at that time…

this  was one of the birch trees at our campsite just after 6… beautiful blue sky as we prepped our dinner…

then it clouded over again, and threatened to rain but it didn’t… yay…

here’s a view from the hammock… very popular spot that everyone wants, but few get, lol…

all that blue in the pictures make it hard to believe that it was overcast and rainy for the majority of the day…

camping, day 2…

22 Friday Jul 2016

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another lovely day…

just a few photos of our activities…

started the morning with these great omelettes made in a sandwich bag placed in boiling water… didn’t take long and there was no mess… yay Pinterest…


prepared a picnic and headed to the beach for a wonderful afternoon… everyone made it into the water and enjoyed the waves and relaxing with books, the odd bit of Pokemon Go, or doing nothing, lol…

found a cool caterpillar which entertained all of us…

got a picture of the sky just after the eagle soared overhead…

found this tiny flower and had fun taking a few shots…

fit in a nap, and then found these…

reminded us of picking blueberries when we visited Uncle Bill and Aunty Vivian in Clearwater Bay…

supper cooked on the fire… looked tasty… and it was delicious…

this afternoon we picked up a fishing licence for me… was so excited that it was free because I am over 65…

after supper we went fishing…

while my daughter and I were casting, two Park Rangers came by to check us out… I said right away that I wanted a picture of me showing my licence to them… 

problem was it was in my wallet which I had left in my car at the campsite… luckily they believed me and we took a picture of me holding her licence, lol…

ending the evening sitting around the fire roasting marshmallows for s’mores as we watch the stars come out…

camping, day 1…

21 Thursday Jul 2016

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woo hoo…

sitting around the campfire after dinner…


took a while because we had to prepare the cooking utensils…


first, we had to find the correct sticks… and then we had to sharpen them… and get the fire nice and high…

while that was going on, other people were testing out the hammock…


nothing like a smokie cooked on a stick over an open fire… delicious…

then we took an evening walk… the water was like glass at the beach…


dishes done, mosquitoes have won and we are in our tents ready for bed…

the wind is gently moving the leaves on the trees…

feels like we’ve been here for ages… great way to start our family vacation…

storm…

20 Wednesday Jul 2016

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wow, that was quite the storm…

it was excessively hot today and when we had lunch I only stayed out for a while because of the heat…

went shopping with my daughter after work to pick up the groceries for our camping trip…


the most I’ve spent on groceries in a very long time, maybe ever… my, that girl certainly has her daddy’s skill in packing as she loaded up the cart and then filled the boxes perfectly… George was an amazing packer…

then we raced home, trying to beat the black sky that was following us…


just as she finished repacking a box the thunder, lightning and raindrops started…


everything went dark and then the wind blew like crazy, and the rain poured down… about that time the power went off… crashes of thunder and lightning were wild…


now it is quiet except for the sound of fire trucks and the odd leftover bit of thunder…

always amazing how quiet the house/neighbourhood is when the power is off…

hope everyone is safe…

look…

19 Tuesday Jul 2016

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last night I spent some time staring at the beautiful moon…

for a few moments I considered going to get my camera and taking some pictures, but instead chose to just admire it…

this morning I looked out the living room window and spotted this cutie…

even sat still long enough for me to get a few pictures…

last picture of the morning was of the gorgeous dahlia through the window…

really blooming beautifully…