Summer Holidays seem to be over

I am back to work and it seems like summer is over or close to it. The Super Ex is a sign of summers end. And the few remaining days of my vacation time will have to be taken around Christmas.

Myself and Sarah had a wonderful 5 days camping. Even with the overcast/scattered showers days and one night of heavy rain. We both sat back and relaxed and did a lot of reading. Even when we had to come to town last saturday, for a few hours, she wanted to go back to the campground instead of going home. So we headed back to base camp and when we arrived we had a new neighbour with 2 young girls. Sarah was jumping with excitment before I could park the car. So, I got to relax and Sarah had friends to keep her busy for a day and a bit.

Thanks to all at Sam & Jayna's Birthday party, we had a good time. So sorry we could not have stayed longer. There are pictures in August Photos. Let me know if prints are needed.

Ok, I have to go work for a while

Where did the last week go?

Let's see.....

Came home from Kayaking/Camping last Sunday and went through a full regular week of work waiting for the end as I knew I was going to be on holidays the following after. I hate working knowing holidays are coming up and the summer is coming to an end.

Mon. Aug 8 - Happy Birthday Jayna Parker!!! Sarah is still in Newfoundland. Monday comes and Monday evening comes and Tuesday is coming quicker and I know Saskatchewan is coming to town this week to play in Ottawa. Why has Mark not phoned me, does he not know that there is a ball game here this week???

Tues. Aug 9 - Sarah is still in Newfoundland. Ho hum, another day at work. I better phone Mark maybe he does not know there is a football game this week, nah, he would know! Oh my god...Did they enjoy their week camping with Andy and Tawna so much that both families ran off on 2 more weeks of alone time? Nah... They better be ok!

Wed. Aug 10 - Sarah is still in Newfoundland. The phone finally rang. "YES, let's go to the game tomorrow! Yeah, uh-huh, ok, that's great. We will pick tickets up there. Yeah, uh-huh, ok, see you then. Yes, it will be a great game! Your family? Oh yes, good, glad all are well and had a good vacation. Yes, the lower seating would be best, awesome, ciao!" Just kidding. I was truly glad to hear most of the Sweitzer's vacation went well.

Thurs. Aug 11 - My cousin, Lisa, had a baby boy at 6:20 p.m. Eight pounds 3 ounces, his name is Jacob James. Congrats to the family! Sarah is still in Newfoundland. Went to the football game, beautiful night for a game on Bank St. It was an exciting game, check it out here. Not much else.

Fri. Aug 12 - Sarah is still in Newfoundland. Head up to my father's after work to work on the new deck. Ok, will work on it tomorrow, as it is too late by the time we get there.

Sat. Aug 13 - Sarah is still in Newfoundland. Woke up, in my tent, went to the Hotel for breakfast then worked on the deck all day. We all (2 brothers and 1 father) critiqued, joked, and ridiculed each other all day, but the first half of the deck got done. Went to bed in my tent.

Sun. Aug 14 - Happy anniversary Jeff and Melanie Whiskin! Sarah is coming home today! Woke up, looked at the deck...Find a few errors. Leave to get Sarah at airport.......yeah!!!!! Drop off Sarah's stuff, feed lizard, head to Home Depot, and back to lake to finish weekend work. But when we get there people have left and work is done. So we relax and me and Sarah crash in the tent. As she wants to practice sleeping in it before we head out this coming Wednesday for 2 days of camping at Pleasure Park.

Mon. Aug 15 - Happy Anniversary Scott and Holly Parker! Spent the day lazing around the lake as it was just simply beautiful lazing weather. Got Todd up on the wakeboard, even with a sore back. Wrestled with a chipmunk with a peanut on a string. Tear down tent and collect wood and camping crap for this weeks small camping outing with Sarah.

So, that's a quick wrap on the past week.

We all want Rona to have fun in Scotland when she leaves this Thursday!

Looking forward to the Parker's shared birthday party this Sat. Aug. 20 at 3:00!

Unfortunatley, there are NO new pictures as I forgot to bring my camera (for the past week) with me.

Let's talk soon...

Finished weekend with a Kayak Tour

Had a great quiet weekend at Misty Isles. It was beautiful weather and we tested out the new 2 room tent with vestibule. Todd was amazed at how big it was. We all had plenty of room for...well, everything. We finished the weekend with a 3+ hour Kayak Tour through a few of the1000 Islands (which we found out there is about 1800 islands). It was fun and addictive, we are going to do this again!

Another weekend of camping

It's almost like I am starting to enjoy this outdoor thing. Bought a new tent tonight, a big tent, and will test it out this weekend at Misty Isles Lodge. No, we are not staying in the Lodge, but at tent sites. As well, I am going to hit the St Lawerance river and kayak through some of the Thousand Islands.

The new tent purchase is to get Sarah used to camping. Hopefully she and I will be doing some camping during the week of the 15th.

Speaking of Sarah she is now on her 6th day in Newfoundland. It sounds like she is having a ball, so I am happy for that. Still want her to come home, as time is running out before school starts.

Ok, off to pack for tomorrow. Leaving right from work (after work). Hopefully I can get some nice photos from the kayak.

Adios!

Came back early

Well it was a fun time on the weekend. All the driving, the family reunion, the driving, the Hurricane, the driving, the rain. But it was fun, and it is now Tuesday, I think my sleeping habits should be back to normal by tomorrow. It was too bad that we did not stay longer at the reunion, but because of the awesome thunderstorm, we had to get back to camp (thank god we did, we were actually a little too late).

BUT IT WAS ALL FUN.

Myself and Len are going out camping again this upcoming weekend. Down to the Thousand Islands and a little daytripping (maybe some kayaking, too). I think we will be more prepared for all weathers!

I will not say much about our weekend, you will have to look at the photos. They are all in the AUGUST PHOTO link. The weekend started in July, but I did not want you all flipping back and forth to July and August.......so go straight to August.

Talk to you all very soon!

Off for the weekend...Bridge Family Reunion

Ok, it's 10:00pm on Friday July 29th. I have to get up in 4 1/2 hrs (2:30am), as my brother will be here to pick me up for our 8 hour journey to the Bridge Family reunion. Don't worry mother, we will represent you with our best behavior! My laundry is done, my bags packed, camping stuff checked and food is ready. Len, I have the Parmesan cheese!

Holly, Scott, Jayna, Sam, we hope you guys have had a good holiday up near Timmins.

Tasha, Mark, Ben, Mitchell, have a great time down near Niagara!

Mom, we won't embarrass your family name too much.

Dad, enjoy your first Intelcom Courier BBQ at your place!

Cathy, Tod, Dylan...We did not get a chance to see you at all during your 2 weeks up in the Ottawa Valley. Is the Zoo still in the making?

Sarah, I hope you are having fun on your 2nd day in Newfoundland...MISS YOU!!!

And to everyone one else...GOODNIGHT!

Sarah's gone...

Sarah left today for her 2 week journey to Newfoundland. We all wish her to have fun!

Long weekend in August.

This weekend coming up will be the long weekend in August. So that means there will be a Bridge Family reunion in Charles Lake in the Bruce area some where west of Wiarton. Another weekend camping!

Which then reminded me that my Uncle Brian and Aunt Marci where supposed to do a motorcycle tour up the Bruce peninsula and on to Manitoulin Island. We all hope that was fun and you returned alive with un-cramped legs!

Weekend camping with Sweitzers

On July 22nd we took off for the weekend to Pleasure Park Camp ground with Mark, Tasha, Ben and Mitchel. We had a wonderful time and the weather was beautiful. We very much appreciated the offer for the weekend, we could not have had a better one! We will do that again anytime we can. Both myself and Sarah had a ball, it was great, so take a look at the photos. Oh, and by the way, it was Christmas weekend at the Campground. So yes that is Santa in some of the photos. On the way home we stopped at the Hershey Factory in Smiths Falls for a chocolate treat and Pat's Country Burgers & Fries for lunch. I think some people thought the chocolate was the best part of the weekend. But my favorite time was the laid back time had all weekend, especially the day doing nothing but sitting on the beach.

Again, to the Sweitzers, we had a GREAT weekend and we both had fun. I hope you all did as well. Many, many thanks!

Don't forget to check out my Brother

I forgot to plug a spot for my brother...

Len's web now has some photos in his Image Gallery, of trees and water and stuff in Algonquin park. All the exciting things from "Brother's Do Algonquin Park", the family version.