Do you like juice for breakfast or lemon in your water on the trail? For years we used dehydrated fruit in our water. This year we discovered True fruit crystals. These very tiny individual packets contain crystals of the fruit – no sugar or other additives. The flavour is very strong, very real and very . . . Read More about Real Fruit
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My New Favorite Mug
I received a new Yeti mug as a birthday gift from our long time canoe partners. It was birthday #60 this year. I love the mug. Such a great gift because I would never have bought it for myself. It is comfortable, and it keeps coffee warm a long time. The wide base is great . . . Read More about My New Favorite Mug
Spider Lake for Seniors
We camp, we take a lot of stuff, we are happy. 22 days over three trips into Massasauga Provincial Park in one summer – well that was a first. On one of these trips we stayed on three sites, all on Spider Lake. One portage in and one portage out, the rest of the time . . . Read More about Spider Lake for Seniors
Wheat Straw Plastic
We had to give up the plates the mice chewed. We did a lot of research and settled on wheat straw plastic. I had never heard of wheat straw plastic. It is a plastic that is entirely biodegradable and requires less energy to produce. It is perfect for camping because it is very light. This . . . Read More about Wheat Straw Plastic
Canoe Lake
For years we talked about staying on Canoe Lake in Massassauga Provincial Park. We would often stop and walk the portage between Spider Lake and Canoe Lake. You can only see a small part of the lake from the put-in, so the rest of the lake remained a mystery. It is a very pretty portage, . . . Read More about Canoe Lake
Vicary Lake and Spider Lake
We have talked about staying on Vicary Lake ever since we paddled through it on the way to Creswick Lake many years ago. We had a memory of the sites being very close together so we only wanted to go if we knew the people on the other site. Finally, we were able to book . . . Read More about Vicary Lake and Spider Lake
Storms
The tent was breathing. That was how my husband described the tent during the storm we had just survived. The wind was so strong our tent would collapse and then it would spring back, then collapse again, like lungs. The roar ended and the tent was still standing. My hands were still shaking when I . . . Read More about Storms
Massasauga Rattlesnake
“What is that weird sound?” “Wait – there it is again.” The thought my husband had just moments before noticing a large, coiled snake just to the right of his foot. He suddenly knew what that weird sound was – it was a rattle. This realization happened at the exact moment he started slowly backing . . . Read More about Massasauga Rattlesnake
Not Home Made
Store Bought Items Yes I know, homemade is always best – but not always realistic. Don’t judge yourself if you are rushing to get out on a trip and grab a tube of Pringles rather than packing fresh veggies or you pick up chocolate bars rather than packing homemade cookies. Tip: camp with someone who . . . Read More about Not Home Made
Mice and Gear
Mice Love Silicone We camped on Site #5 on Spider Lake where we found a bunch of very friendly and active mice. At the campfire they kept climbing my leg. In the morning we discovered they had been in to our ‘kitchen’ backpack and chewed our silicone plates – new plates on their second trip. . . . Read More about Mice and Gear