Our usual Victoria Day Weekend plans got cancelled this year. We normally take the Monday and Tuesday nights to go camping but this year, because of school issues, we couldn't take the second night.
We decided to still do a night, and originally were going to go canoe camping, probably at Kawartha Highlands. It's not too far to go, and we could get to a campsite after a 20 minute paddle, then I started thinking about Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park...we were all set to go there when the night before I thought I'd see what sites were available at various parks for the night. As luck would have it, our favourite site at Presqu'ile was available so we threw everything into the boler and headed there instead.
After a late start (having to reorganize everything that was in packs, then having wiring issues with the trailer lights...) we got to the park around 2 in the afternoon. We were all starving, so we made lunch right away then it started to rain while we ate. Lunch wasn't anything special, though it's one of the kids favourites. Macaroni with canned tomatoes.
After lunch, Chris had a nap while the kids and I played various games from our rainy day fun box. Around five, the rain died off so Chris decided we should drive down to the lighthouse. Then he took off with the dog while i got the kids ready. We sat in the car waiting, not knowing where he was going or if he'd maybe decided not to bother with driving and ran to the light house instead. He came back after ten minutes and we headed out in the car.
As soon as we got there, it started to sprinkle a bit. We figured we could still take some photos so we kept moving towards the lighthouse. Then the sky opened up and it started to pour like crazy. We made a dash for the little covered shelter behind the lighthouse and watched the rain on the lake. The water is such a range of blues here that it's quite pretty. Then Chris noticed a rainbow, and a few minutes later, it became a double rainbow. None of the pictures really pick up the second one, because it was really faint, but the main rainbow seemed to light up the water at each end. It really is easy to see why people could think they are made from magic.
We had a quick fire that night, and the kids and Chris toasted marshmallows. Squatch's shoes had gotten soaked from playing down at the water, so we tried to dry those out a bit, but it didn't really work too well. After the fire was out, the kids and Chris played some cards while I made up the beds then we all read for a bit and went to sleep.
I got up early the next morning and Biscuit and I walked all over the park for two hours. Did I mention that when we first arrived, the site next to us had a Boler on it? I talked to the man who owned it for a few minutes that morning. We often see a Boler or Trillium on a trip, but to have one right next to us, on a mid week, off season trip when the park was pretty much empty was really cool.
Breakfast, once everyone got up, was oatmeal with coconut, Craisons and brown sugar for Chris and I, and cold cereal for the kids. We also had tea and hot chocolate.
Packing up was depressing, because it ended up being such a beautiful day. Such a short trip, but a good one. It was just nice to finally be out camping.
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