Camping 2011

Well I’m finally getting a moment to sit down and reminisce about last weekend. It was a wonderful weekend. The first 2 days were very nice weather and the last 2 were very rainy but we managed to keep ourselves entertained. I was amazed that Ray took holidays on Friday so we could go one extra day. I liked that very much. Thursday night I suggested that we leave very early but he did not want to cuz he wanted to sleep in but then he ended up coming much earlier than I even suggested cuz he was finished sleeping. The Timmies he brought by really tasted good too.

On our way to the campsite near Kemptville, Ontario we stopped by this place that has a huge building in the shape of an apple. We went thru it and took a few pics. Then checked out their gift shop and those delicious smelling apple pies!!!! Hmmmmmmm yum yum yum!!!! But since we had been snacking for most of our trip so far we weren’t really hungry so we missed out on tasting those awesome smelling apple pies groan. Oh well, maybe next time. It would have been nice but we decided that if we had time on our way back then we would get them then. But this was not to be.

After setting up at the camp I got the place organized while Ray took aurora hiking so she’d get tired enough to go to sleep early. This break felt very good for me too. I even took her potty along and had her only in her panties to really get her training underway. It got me in a bit of a start of a routine which was really nice. I have been able to keep going with it at home as well. I don’t want to confuse her so I have to finish what I have started now. Oh I can’t wait till I’m done!

On Saturday Ray rented a canoe and we canoed for many hours. We were exhausted and sore but it was wonderful. Aurora even slept thru the trip for approximately an hour if I remember correctly. She was very good in the canoe. At first she was moving a bit much but soon settled down and we were able to stop worrying a bit about tipping. On our last trip back we stopped to swim twice, which felt so good to our sore and tired bodies. We never tipped even once!!!! This is in itself a miracle but also that I helped canoe!!!!! I’m truly amazed lol. When we got back to the tents I crouched down to open my tent and saw something sitting there in front of the opening. I stared at it for a few seconds before realizing what it was!!! IT WAS A FROG!!! Boy did I freak!!! Ray saw so much humour in this that I still fail to see. And he enjoys tormenting me about it even today and probably will for a long time yet.

On Sunday morning we locked ourselves out of the car cuz Ray had accidentally (I think) dropped the keys into the trunk. It was raining very hard and much! And it was some adventure getting the door open again lol. But eventually we did get in with the help of a coat hanger and a man from the next site over lol. After finally getting back in we went to this Christian Reformed Church in Kemptville, Ontario and then out to lunch in Ottawa. First we went for a walk taking pictures of parliament hill and then headed into Quebec. We walked all the way to Quebec!!!! Wow!!!! We went to the War Museum in Ottawa and took many pictures there. It was a wonderful experience. I highly recommend it. However the one area was really creepy cuz they have real body parts that are in a solution to keep them in good condition. You can see the bullet holes in those body parts and the hand they had it’s skin is peeling off!!! Ewwwwwww!!!!! By the time we got back to the car I was in serious pain cuz I had put on the wrong shoes groan! But by the next day I was feeling much better and today the pain is basically all gone.

Monday was a lazy wet day. Aurora and my tent really leaked on Sunday to Monday night and Ray realized Monday morning that his tent had broken, so he decided to throw it out. It had been standing on it’s last legs for a long time already. When we left we made a detour that we would half come to regret later lol. We went to this other camp site that Ray has been to many years ago and did a bit of fishing. We only caught a few small fish which we threw back. But then we realized that the time had gotten away from us and we ended up getting home a whole lot later than we planned. We stopped twice to rest our eyes for about an hour each! The second time a cop woke us up and asked us what we were doing. This made Ray jump lol. I enjoyed seeing that lol. But we made it back safely.

Now just to put the finishing touches onto the aftermath of our camping trip. I enjoyed myself with Aurora so much that I decided that every year I will be taking her camping in the great outdoors. I love to camp and doing it as natural as possible. Although I will have to invest into a fridge with a freezer so I can take meat along and lots of milk. Cuz when I go next time I plan on maybe … God willing … to go for at least 1 month. We will see how that works out though. I would love to give her a love for nature as I have. And hopefully thru this we will bond even more. This is my prayer. I’m willing to do extra things on the side to earn a bit of extra money to make sure I make this happen.

Love Regina Neufeld