October 10-15, 2013
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, we took PeeWee to visit friends, do some sight-seeing, to join family for a pot-luck dinner and to camp in a Provincial Park on Lake Huron.
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| A sunny, deserted beach at Wasaga Beach Provincial Park - what a contrast to a busy summer day. |
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| That's some light lunch. Always thinking healthy. |
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| Parked for the night in the driveway at a friend's chalet at Blue Mountain. |
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| Funky painted Muskoka chairs for a silent auction fundraiser at the Collingwood Farmer's Market. |
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| Collingwood waterfront with grain elevators in background. |
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| Parked at the Georgian Hills Winery for a sampling of local wine accompanied by a cheese tray which we enjoyed at the outdoor patio. |
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| Ripe for the picking! |
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| An overnight stop at the Wiarton Marina to bring closure to the boating season (operation dinghy). The Niagara Escarpment and the Bruce Trail are behind us. |
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| The front yard of Alice and Byrne's chicken farm where we gathered for the family Thanksgiving. |
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| A colourful arrangement made by Alice. |
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| The fun-filled traditional hayride. |
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| Our children and grandchildren. |
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| Andrew, a wannabe farmer. |
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| Shift that gear David. |
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| Four generations. |
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| Susie, Kevin and Brooklynn |
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| Cosby, Brooklynn's new friend. |
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| Time for the pumpkin carving contest. |
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| What the boys do best. |
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| Who are you lookin at? Never seen lamas before? |
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| The golden glow of early morning light. |
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| A peaceful stream. |
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| Not just chickens on the farm. Baa Baa |
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| Cosby keeps Grace company at morning coffee time. |
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| That's some healthy looking kale. |
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| Next stop - the playground at the Goderich Beach. Some silly fun! |
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| Safer sitting down in the rocking boat. |
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| The Sifto salt mines, where tunnels extend for miles under Lake Huron. |
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| Yeah, guess what we got here? |
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| A very busy port for loading grains for shipment abroad. |
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| A memorial to recognize the devastation to the town of Goderich and the loss of one life from the 2011 tornado. |
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| Love those shadows. |
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| Base of the Goderich lighthouse. |
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| Ready to roll to our campsite, about 10 minutes away. |
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| Tucked into our own little private and prime site #55 at Point Farms Provincial Park. Since everyone left after the long weekend, we shared the whole park with only one other couple. Super quiet. |
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Staircase to the beach.
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| We had mile of beach walking all to ourselves. |
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| Preparing our Thanksgiving dinner. Awh, no turkey? |
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| Chicken, sweet potatoes and peas. Yum, Yum. |
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| A great meal, wine and a setting sun over Lake Huron, can't beat that. |
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| Even had our one and only fire of the year. Never too late. |
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| Sun went down and the sky filled with bright stars. |
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| Early morning hike and then ..... |
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| .... hot coffee to warm up. |
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| A blaze of colour. |
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| One more hike on the beach. |
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| Lots of exercise on the trails. |
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| Yes, we were the last campers of the season to leave the park. |
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| See ya next year. Loved the park. |
