Ahhh...the vacation!

Greetings all,
You may have wondered where have we been?? It was VACATION TIME!!! My favourite time of the year. We enjoyed some nice weather camping with friends for the August long weekend and then headed to the cottage for the rest of the week.

Camping was at Balsam Lake Provincial Park. We have been there a few times before and really enjoy the park. It has a nice beach and it is a relatively close drive for us. We try to get out camping at least a couple times a year. Other Parks that we like are Bass Lake, a small park near Orillia and The Pinery in Grand Bend. We want to try to visit other parks around Ontario so if you have a favourite, let us know! But no matter where you go, roasting marshmellows over the fire after a day at the beach with good friends or family can't be beat! Here is a cute pic of my friends' daughter telling me that Scott was Mr Tootiepants!! I don't think that's a secret to anyone who knows him :-)

We were a little worried about how the rest of the week would turn out since as of Monday night there was still no hydro at the cottage. After a weekend without hydro at camping you would think that we would be used to it, but at least the provincial parks have running water and bathrooms! My family's cottage is located on Canning Lake near Haliburton and the area was hit by tornadoes the week before - leaving much of the area in the dark for several days. Luckily we got power back the morning of the day we were to go.

So we spent one afternoon geocaching around the area and the rest of the time relaxing. As you can see our cat Alice also got in her share of lounging on the dock. And forget about tea time - margaritas are served frozen in the late afternoon. Follow that by some excellent grilling on the barbeque by Chef Scott and what more could you want?

Of course the only bad part about vacation time? The END!