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Summer in Ontario

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Been keeping busy with family & friends while enjoying the awesome, hot summer in Ontario. We’re house sitting in Powassan, Northern, ON until mid October then heading off to the south western states for the winter. Check out the BLOG!

Had to get in a couple of games of horse shoes at Peg and Dennis’s annual tournament…we didn’t win but as usual, Dennis and his parter did!

Biking and hiking around the capital city of Ottawa, ON

The locks at the Rideau Canal

Mikey & Rocket

Biked across the river to Hull, QC where I just had to position Mikey on the puck of this statue honouring Maurice “the rocket” Richard.

Hiked around Pink Lake in Gatineau Park, Quebec

Saw this as we were about to start on another hike in the park. Probably about 4 to 5 ft long, nose to tail and it looked like it weighed 30ish pounds. Our research determined it’s what’s called a FISHER! Apparently rare!

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Canoeing on the South River! Finally getting some use out of the inflatable canoe we bought in Alabama! No gators to worry about in these waters!

Our canoeing buddies, Stuart & Vanessa and Peg & Dennis

The destination, took us 3 hours to paddle here and then we still had to go back!

House in Powassan

The house we’re sitting in Powassan, Northern, ON

One of the back yard seating areas…they normally have a small above ground pool set up but they haven’t been home much this summer so they didn’t bother. Too bad, we would have loved having that available after a run!

This deck gets the last rays of daylight.

The deer like it too!

Nina

Nina - our 15 year old boss. She’s quite vocal but she brings us “presents” so we must be OK.

You can see our trailer full of stuff is very handy.

Relaxing at Wolf Lake on one of those hot, humid days. It’s just a 15 minute bike ride from the house.

This is where the girls weekend in August was held. Great place, I highly recommend it! Check out their website www.spiritpoint.ca

The lodge we stayed at…sleeps about 20 and has 3 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, living room

This is the bunk house, sleeps 68 people. They have lots of school groups here

This is Dudley, 1 of the 4 legged camp mascots but most of the time we called him SPIT because that’s what we were going to roast him on if he didn’t stay out of the lodge and our food!

One of the owners trying to go for a paddle with his 2 full grown labs.

Thought this was the perfect pic for this place.

Even the loon wanted to get in the shot of the perfectly still foggy morning.

The girls at the top of the hike.

My sister-in-law Peg, climbing up to do the zip line

Mike’s got her secured, now all she has to do is get up the nerve to push herself off the seat. She was scared but excited, when she finally did it, she couldn’t stop smiling!

We got out for one more canoe trip on the last day and paddled down to this rock…nice view of the lake.

Pat (my SIL from Vancouver Island) hiding in Al & Gloria’s new luxurious (notice the mirror and washstand) outhouse at our family reunion.

Surprising Peg!

Playing bocci ball during one of the few sunny breaks during the Labour day long weekend. Loved this sky.

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