Mike and I had an awesome weekend – it was our camping trip at the Pinery Provincial Park. We left the apartment just after 8:00 on Friday morning. It was a nice three hour drive to the park. As soon as we got there, we set up his parent’s massive tent:
Notice the huge-o air mattress – very comfy!
The weather forecast wasn’t too promising, so we took advantage of every dry moment. Our first stop was a walk to the lake:
When we got back to the site, we pulled out our ball gloves and played some catch. We didn’t play in the clearest area, so it wasn’t really a huge surprise when I tossed the ball into a tree and it stuck. No way I was going to leave it there:
Just as I climbed back down, the rain started. We ran back to the tent for some munchies and a few rounds of UNO! Due to the rain, we weren’t able to use the stove or start a campfire. This was my first dinner of the camping trip:
We went to the Schoolhouse Restaurant in Grand Bend. Very good!
The next day, we played catch, frisbee and badminton. Then we went for an almost two hour nature walk. We passed this cute smiling tree stump:
We also stopped at an observation deck and that’s where I met Frank. He was a cute little dude. Here he is getting a butt rub:
Continuing on with our walk, we ended up at the visitor centre. There were a few turtles in tanks. This fella was having some noms:
It started raining again that afternoon so we weren’t able to cook dinner again. Oh darn, back to the Schoolhouse!
Mike had the above BBQ sloppy-joe and I had the same thing as the night before. Great food!
It was really sad to have to leave on Sunday. We started taking down the tent soon after we got up in the morning. Perfect timing – it started pouring as we got the last item in the car. We were going to stay at the site until checkout time at 2:00, but that wasn’t going to happen with the rainage. Back home we went. We passed this truck on the way and I thought of my little mother:
Kinda sad to have to go into work today. Really wish we were still camping. The best part of being home though is seeing my kittahs. Boo and Mya greeted me when I got home today:
Today’s symptoms: Quite tired but to be expected. I still can’t believe how great my energy level was during the camping trip!
Lizzy McFly 