Summer fragments
camping
Manitoulin Raccoon
Killbear on the last hot day of summer
End of September
Awenda in September and October
Camper van
Camping on Manitoulin Island
Camping on Beausoleil Island
Notes for next time:
- Don’t take 14′ boat through The Gap in high winds
- Don’t camp near rattlesnakes
- Find out if there is such a thing as “snake bells”
- Don’t camp near poison ivy
- Buy tall hiking socks
- Don’t let Abbey jump onto the dock without a life jacket
- Don’t haul Abbey out of the water by the leash when she is underwater, under the dock
- Bring towels / blankies for the dogs
- Get thicker sleeping pads
- Get a solar charger
- Get print charts (and laminate them)
- Don’t wear black pants near mosquitoes
- If {packing art supplies}, then {include sketchbook}
- Remember to pack: watershoes, fleece pants, fleece jacket, gaiters
- Grocery wish list: veggie dogs, tortillas & PB, cookies, additional beer
- Definitely camp at the Chimney Bay or Oaks campground again!
View map of the island campsites here.
*Map updated August 2nd*
Backyard camping
We didn’t get very far this summer. No exotic lands, not even any national parks. But we had a fun time camping in the backyard with the dogs sometime in July.
Eric set up while I dragged the sleeping backs, pillows, books, and snacks outside. Or maybe he did everything, and I just arranged it nicely inside the tent, I can’t remember.
No rain and no fruit fell on us all all night, but who knew the tree roots would make for the worst sleep ever.