So here's the scoop. My boyfriend is a bit of a city slicker lol and had never been on a canoe camping trip. I vowed to myself this would be the year. Turns out he'd also never been to Algonquin park. That's just so wrong being a good Ontario boy. And to top it off despite all my very best convincing I still hadn't managed to convince him a hammock is the only way to go. I had my work cut out for me.
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Yep a good start.
So we got in, got registered and headed for the spot we were taking off from. Canisbay. A nice quiet, little lake not too far from a campground and civilization.This was going to be a simple trip. Just paddle across one lake and find a campsite. It was really the best I could hope for considering. There was just a bit of canoe phobia here relating to a couple of very bad past experiences with some drunken buddies.
So we got everything loaded. Brian gets in and immediately grabs for the gunwales holding on with all his might. Uh oh. This is going to be harder than I thought. So I stood there for a minute just holding the canoe and letting him get used to the feeling then very gently I got in and just started to paddle. To prepare for this trip I had taken him canoeing a couple of times but anyone who has canoed with a load of gear knows the feeling is just a little different from an empty canoe. About 20 feet from shore it looked like this trip wasn't going to happen. A little crying and a bit of begging (most of it on my part lol) and he picked up the paddle like the trooper he is and we were finally underway. I knew what site I wanted. A beautiful beach site straight across the lake. I just kept him focused on it straight ahead and before we knew it we were there. Everything after that was a piece of cake
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Views from our beach
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Our little home away from home. Yep I got him in the hammock finally and he loved it!
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Some breakfast shots. You know I had to. Mmmmm bacon....and perked coffee!
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We had 4 glorious days of mostly good weather (after the first day of course because you know it always has to rain either the first day or the last one lol and we got it over with right away)
Camp kitchen
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Coffee and cookies. Life is good. Oh wait. Maybe some steak too. No sense in starving. Lol
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I finally got to try out my Sawyer gravity filter and Kelty cosmic down mummy bag. Both Massdrop purchases and I'm really pleased with both although I didn't have the heart to cut the zipper out of the bag just yet. Lol
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And finally just for fun. I always commemorate each trip with a t-shirt. For all those fine friends south of the border who wonder about their Canadian neighbours here's the FACTS!
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