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22 Wednesday Aug 2018

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was thinking about how our camping game has improved…

in August of 2015 we camped in two tents… one for the boys and one for the adults… we also had thick air mattresses and a tarp that covered both of the tents…

there was a humongous thunderstorm during the night and the tarp saved us from being drenched… after it started to rain again in the morning we decided to pack up and go home…

we camped the second night in the basement of the kids new house, lol…

August 2018… for the last ten days we were in this tent trailer… we bought it last year and after the first trip one of the ends broke…

the kids finished making repairs, painting and replacing the floor just before we left… so much more comfortable than the tents, lol…

it reminds me of the camping trips we made when the girls were young as it is very similar to the one we had then;-)…

my beloved would have enjoyed it…

swan…

20 Monday Aug 2018

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over the ten days of vacation our friendly swan moved all about the campsite… we’d move her every now and again and send the photos to my daughter while she was at work… it was a lot of fun…

she started out on the boat, moved to the tube, then on to the roof of the car and finally the top of the trailer, once it was down, lol… it was a lot of fun each day to find the newest spot…

on Sunday she finally made it to the beach… after a short stint in the water, she was deflated bit by bit and stuffed under one of the seats…

looking forward to seeing her out and about again, lol…

camping, day ten…

19 Sunday Aug 2018

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final day of our camping trip…

packed up the camper and dropped it in the parking lot by the beach… then we went boating and enjoyed some beach time…

friends came out from the city to spend a few hours on the boat and there was tubing, including someone getting a foot in the face which is going to turn into a black eye, lol…

got the boat out of the water, had our last meal together at the Falcon’s Nest Cafe, hooked up the camper and drove on down the road…

a great time… took a few photos of the various groups that made up the ten days…

my daughter, two younger grandsons, the dog and I… then my son-in-law, grandsons, the dog and I… finally all of us together;-)… this slightly crazy picture as the youngest was putting on his shirt and everyone was talking at the same time was an example of our time together, lol…

camping, day nine…

18 Saturday Aug 2018

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long night with very noisy camper neighbours…

had a big breakfast and then packed up for a family birthday party on the beach…

we went from smoky skies with the sun behind the haze to it peeking out through clouds…

the afternoon was filled with eating, tubing, kneeboarding, wakeboarding, visiting and tanning…

today my daughter and son-in-law had fun on the wakeboard… my son-in-law also played on the kneeboard while my daughter drove the boat… he doesn’t get to do this often, but he still puts everyone else to shame with his skills, lol…

back to the campsite for steak and shrimp dinner and then a fire with lots of family guests…

many of these folks have camped in this area for thirty years… when they move around the campground they often come across others they have camped with when they were young…

camping, day eight…

17 Friday Aug 2018

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sadly I woke up with a headache which stayed through the whole day… up around eight and relaxed around the campsite… the sun looked cool through the trees and I got a few neat shots of lichen on a branch… saw quite a few geese today when we were down by the water…

then we were off fishing… the boys had great success… my son-in-law caught a 39 inch Jack, just shy of a Master…

after lunch all the boys went to the beach while I tried to sleep off my headache… didn’t work, but I had a nap…

got ready for supper and my daughter arrived from the city… hot dogs and smokies on the fire, clean up and off for an evening ride on the boat…

fun to see how different the cottages look all lit up…

camping, day six…

15 Wednesday Aug 2018

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such a busy day…

up by seven, had a fire to warm up, ate breakfast and headed out to fish…

saw turtles swimming, eagles flying, loons fishing and even a deer grazing… at one point four eagles were circling overhead…

fish were caught and one of the Jack fish was 31″ long…

in for lunch and then we spent the afternoon tubing on our new 3 person BodyGlove with a bit of kneeboarding thrown in for good measure…

we had some friends with us and the mom and I took a turn on the tube… and I am still alive to tell the story, lol…

back to the campsite for burgers, a quick visit to the Marina looking for lures and now the dog and I are back at the camper while the boys have gone to play bingo…

going to sleep well tonight…

camping, day three…

12 Sunday Aug 2018

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today we were able to sleep in… lovely…

I was up fairly early and had tea outside as I was waiting for the crew to wake up…

eventually we had pancakes – regular for the boys and potato for us… along with some breakfast sausages…

a few jobs around the site and everyone else went to the beach…

I read and napped while they were gone… once they were back we walked around the campground checking out the various sites and then went for ice cream…

we had supper together and then my daughter headed back to the city…

we have prepared a little nest in the boat and are hoping to watch the meteor shower, if we can stay awake…

camping, day two…

11 Saturday Aug 2018

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up and out early to get to the regatta for the final day…

my grandson’s heat was bumped up and we rounded the end of the lake at the same time as they finished their race… very disappointing… but it was good to see him before he headed off to rejoin the team…

then we got an invitation to go boating with the middle grandson’s friend’s family whose cottage was nearby…

we had a wonderful relaxing time while the boys played at the dock, followed by lunch on the deck, a nice boat ride and tubing… from there we returned for the final race… they looked great in their eight as they passed us…

got a photo of the eighteen year old with all his siblings and invited his other family to our campsite for dinner… it was such fun to watch his dad and stepmom try to figure out this goofy inflatable lounger, lol…

looking forward to a relaxing day tomorrow with no deadlines…

camping, day one…

10 Friday Aug 2018

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well, we really weren’t camping as we went to Rabbit Lake for the Northwestern Regatta…

the eldest grandson turned eighteen today so we were up early and drove for an hour, arriving just in time for his first race…

watched races, visited with people, dropped the younger boys off at a friend’s where we had a lovely visit before returning to the regatta for his next race…

at the end of race day, seven of us went out to celebrate the big birthday…

had a great time on a patio, then said goodbye to the older boys and headed back to the campground…

now we are in bed looking forward to day two of the regatta…

camping…

09 Thursday Aug 2018

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been a long day, but we have finally arrived at our campsite… my son-in-law and youngest grandson came early and set the camper and everything up…

what a treat to arrive to all the hard work already done…

it is dark so we haven’t really had a good sense of what the space looks like but tomorrow we will explore…

happy holidays…