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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…

dishes…

30 Sunday Aug 2015

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have had a few different conversations recently about doing dishes…

when we were camping I took on the dishwashing duties… often, one of the boys would dry and we would both help put things away… or I would do it all… happy to give them a break…

was doing dishes at the kids’ new house on our last camping day and my grandson advised someone that I loved doing the dishes…

I shared that I don’t mind doing the dishes, but that it is something I can do to be helpful… he was surprised…

was talking with someone else and they also found doing the dishes a great way to free up time for others to do things that need to happen…

yesterday I had lots of dishes to do after making walnut pesto…

  
fresh basil out of the garden…

  
with walnuts, garlic, Parmesan, and olive oil…

  
finished product… yummy, even froze a bit…

when we were first married neither of us liked cleaning up in the kitchen so it would get rather piled up before we’d finally do the dishes, lol… as the years have passed it seems easier to clean up as the mess is being made…

usually do the dishes when I’m in Ottawa too…

hmmm, maybe I do love doing them… uh, no…

spent a few hours on the deck the last few nights and got a couple of good shots of the full moon…  

  

guess I better go and do my supper dishes, lol…

tasty…

23 Sunday Aug 2015

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got home before noon after our last night of camping in the basement of my daughter’s new house… no furniture in the place other than our camping chairs and air mattresses… but it was warm, had toilets and running water… pretty darn nice…

when we got up this morning, the rain was going sideways as the wind was blowing like crazy… happy to be inside, lol… the guys ran out to check for basement flooding at one of the houses… they brought home egg mcmuffins for our breakfast… a tasty treat after the last few days of cooking on a campfire and doing endless dishes in a bucket, lol…

I brought in my gear and took a quick look around the garden as it had stopped raining during the drive…

  
this is a picture of the eggplant… when I left on Friday there were three hanging on the plant… apparently something or someone decided they needed them more than I did… hope they enjoyed them…

also picked some tomatoes while I was out there, finally ripening…a few of the Romas had blossom rot so I took the rest off…

  
had a few of them with my supper… tasted good…

it’s been overcast and windy for most of the day, but late this afternoon the sun came streaming through the window into the living room… had to get a photo…

 dahlia flower blooming on the deck…
  

creatures…

22 Saturday Aug 2015

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after supper last night at the campsite, all the boys and dogs went for a walk to the beach to catch frogs…

it was dark and nearly eleven when a skunk came to visit we three women as we sat around the campfire…

one ran into the tent, another climbed on top of the picnic table… I sat in my chair as the skunk came and sniffed my toes before moseying along to the next site…

was going to take a picture but decided not to in case it got nervous and sprayed, lol…

at 1 am it started to rain… at about 2:30 the thunder and lightning show started… shortly after that lightning blew the electricity at the site with a huge bang… for two hours the light flashed, thunder rolled and rain poured down… can’t even think of a time when I was in the midst of such a storm… made for a long night…

this morning we saw geese at the beach when we went for our cell phone connection fix…

  
had a lovely breakfast cooked on the fire…

  
bacon, pancakes and eggs was wonderful… soon after that the heavens opened again and it poured…

we gave up, packed, and headed home… saw a mommy deer and her twins as we left the campground…

  
now we are back in the city, camping out at my daughter’s new house which is pretty much an empty construction zone, lol…

and have two dogs laying here keeping us company…

  
gonna make s’mores soon…

packed…

21 Friday Aug 2015

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in the car, on the way to the lake…

kind of late but life intervened in our desire to leave earlier,,,

day started out great with the large morning glory having an open blossom on it… not purple this time, but a lovely shade of blue…

  
got a few pictures first thing as I was running around getting the car packed…

as I was leaving for work I had to stop and take a few more pictures of the lovely shadows and sunlight on the plants…

  
took the few extra minutes to enjoy the moment…

over lunch hour helped prepare some appetizers for a shower a colleague was attending this evening…

such fun… every now and then I miss the catering business, lol… much more fun when you are only getting a few things prepped…

drove to my daughter’s new house and had a tour before we ran around and got groceries and did that last minute packing of the car…

not sure we have an extra inch available… of course, George would have had excess available… he was such a great organizer of space…

brought warmer clothes this time… flannel pajamas, heavier jackets and an extra blanket… can you tell I was a bit chilly during the night last time, lol…

looking forward to a campfire…