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August 22, 2017
Algonquin Park 2017
Stirling, Ontario
August 22, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
Finally heading out but in the pouring rain. The trailer is finally packed and the cat has gotten a behave for Aunt Ruby note from my sister.
When we went on vacations when we were younger our parents would give us a little surprise every day. They surprised us today with the card game Anomia.Read more
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Madoc Dairy
August 22, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
Lunch time!
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Lake of Two Rivers Campground
August 22, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
We have arrived!
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Lake of Two Rivers Campground
August 23, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Last night after dinner we tried out our new game Anomia. Nobody was a huge fan of it except Melissa (she kept winning). So we switched to Mille Bourne but that's wasn't a huge hit either. We played one game which Melissa and I won. I finished off the night by curling up in my tent and watching Alex Cross.

This morning we got our second surprises. We both got little metal models that you put together. Mine is a movie projector and Melissa's is a piano. After working on mine for a bit our Grandparents arrived to spend the day with us. After lunch we're planning on heading to the logging trail.Read more
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Logging Museum/Trail
August 23, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Went with the grandparents to the Logging Museum/Trail. A 1.3 km trail that tells the story of logging in Algonquin Park from the 1830s to today. We saw the stables, the different ways they transported the lumber throughout the years, where the loggers lived and much more.
We've all been here many times but they have added new things since we were last here. It's been many years. So we all enjoyed it.Read more
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Visitor Centre
August 23, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
After stopping at the campground for some burgers for lunch we went to the visitor centre. Since we were last there they added a short fire-watch trail which we did before going into the visitor centre. It wasn't that great. There wasn't much of a view at the end.

We didn't spend too much time in the visitor centre. The wifi wasn't working and we had been through it many times. We went out on the balcony and in the gift shop. Our parents bought Melissa moose earmuffs and I got a waterproof notebook. We then raced back to the trailer because we had left the chairs out and it was raining. To find it didn't even rain there.Read more
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Lake of Two Rivers Campground
August 24, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
When we got back to the campground last night we had a camp fire. Mom made her very first s'more. Someone had always made her one when she wanted one. Our s'mores were very yummy! We're considering having another fire tonight. Once the fire was out we headed in the trailer for the warmth and the card game Monopoly Deal. When we use to go on vacations we LOVED the game but it's been so long that none of us remembered how to play or really anything about the game. Once we got the hang of it we played until almost midnight. Everyone loved it. After each game Dad would say bedtime and we all wanted to play another round instead.

Once I returned to my freezing cold tent, I once again watched a movie (All Roads Lead to Rome) well I finished off my posts from yesterday before going to sleep.

I now still lie in my tent not wanting to get up because it is FREEZING! We are however planning on doing the lookout trail before lunch. Followed by another trail after lunch. So I do unfortunately have to brave the cold. Wish me luck!Read more
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Lookout Trail
August 24, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
A 2.1km trail that is a tradition with my family. Every time we've gone to Algonquin park we go and get the same picture on the cliff with one of the sign posts. My Dad was sad however when we couldn't get it this time. We found one sign post that we thought might be it but the cliff was a lot closer to the sign post then it use to be. So we kept walking and never found the right spot. We did however get a really nice few of Algonquin park from the top.Read more
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Opeongo Store
August 24, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
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Peck Lake Trail
August 24, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Peck Lake is a 1.9km walk around the lake. It's suppose to be an easier trail. It however was a completely muddy mess. We spent most of the trail jumping from rock to root to rock. I really enjoyed it after the last trails we had done that were completely cleaned up with gravel put down. It doesn't really feel like hiking when it's that easy. I don't think anyone else was a fan however. The one thing I didn't enjoy however was after taking the family photo I turned and well trying to avoid another photographer taking a picture I went straight into a tree. Scrapping up my right arm and giving myself a large ugly bruise.Read more
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Calf and Cow
August 24, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Driving along the highway we saw a bunch of cars stopped with people out of their cars taking pictures of something. We instantly knew it was either a bear or moose. It ended up being a cow and her calf. I was able to climb down the steep hill beside the road to get a good picture of the calf but the cow was always hidden behind trees.Read more
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Canoe Lake Portage Store
August 24, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
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Cache Lake
August 24, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We made a quick stop at Cache Lake to see where the hotel and rail station use to be. I didn't take any pictures here because there wasn't a whole lot to see. A small section of track was still there then just signs with pictures showing where things use to be. The was a bit of concrete left in a couple places as well. The walk was only 250 meters long.Read more
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Lake of Two Rivers Campground
August 25, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Last night we played our surprise from yesterday. The travel edition of the board game Settlers of Catan. I won once and Dad won twice. Everyone loved the game except my Dad, there wasn't enough action for him. Then I snuggled into my sleeping bag for the movie Along Came A Spider.

This morning we are relaxing a bit. Woke up to my Dad frying some bacon outside my tent. Which he was very excited for. Now we are once again play Settlers of Catan. The plan for today is to have pie-irons for lunch and pack-up. Then we are going to take the trailer and go do our final trail before heading home. The boardwalk by the visitor centre.Read more
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Spruce Bog Trail
August 25, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
A 1.5km loop that we've done many times. We decided on this one to do this morning because it's nice, quick and easy before we leave.
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Visitor Centre
August 25, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
After doing the Spruce Bog trail we went to the visitor centre to play Settlers in Catan again before we headed home. When we realized what time it was we walked over to have dinner in the restaurant beside the balcony. The entire time we were eating we could not figure out what one family was looking at off in the distance. We finally spotted afterwards that it was a bear.

We spent some watching the bear but then headed back to the trailer to play Settlers of Catan again before actually heading for home this time.Read more
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Tim Hortons
August 25, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Very Canadian snack break
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Stirling, Ontario
August 25, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Made it home
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Trip end
August 26, 2017