~Summer Holiday~

Everyone takes a holiday during the summer vacation I think.

I know we did when I was young. Yellowstone Park or Niagara

Falls, some great places. I remember we went to Billings,

Montana and seeing a ghost town out there.We specially

liked Mt. Rushmore with the presidents headscarved into the

side of the mountain. That was amazing to see. I have some

old photos of them making that and I will have to dig them out its

really interesting to see all the things they did to be able to do that.

I am not sure if my Grandfather was a surveyor on that or not..

From these pictures even down to the dimensions of parts is

amazing...

Donnie & Dawn are taking their yearly trek up into Canada to go

fishing. They drive up through Sault Ste. Marie and then go to a

place where the get on a small plane that fly's them in to a camp

site. It has a cabin, generator and outdoor shower and toilet. grill

and a boat and motor..They take ice in a chest and I think they

come every 3 days and replace the ice and check on you. They

love it.. They have seen bear, moose, and Donnie says the

biggest fish anywhere. Some of the lakes are trophy lakes that the

fish have to be a certain size before you can keep them..They

have a really good time. The picture up top is Donnie with a

Northern Pike he caught. Nice fish.

I tried the camping bit with David..we went only 15 miles from

home out to Ottawa Lake.. great spot.. the campsite was right

next to the water and we just kept the boat right there. We had

a new tent we bought..set it all up and tried to have a good time.

It was the most horrible camping experience I had ever been on.

The first day there was great..sunny and warm. The 2nd day..

well THATS when the rain started..well we figgured ok- one day

of rain..we sat it out.. the 3 rd day it rained off and on.. but thats

when it started getting COLD. This was spring..opening of fishing.

so was still cool..but this cold? Well I thought I was gonna freeze

to death...

We had a nice size tent.. and we had 2 sleeping bags that we

zipped together to make one big bag.. It was SO cold that we

had to sleep smack up against each other and keep the bag

tight up around our necks or feel a horrible COLD draft.. When

one of us wanted to move..we would nudge the other and say

"moving" and we each would roll at the same time so as not

to make any drafts or cold spots.. Well .. THIS was just COLD.

We woke the next morning to more rain, cold..and I sat there

under the tarp we had over the grill pit..with chairs around it.
Some friends of ours came out to visit and to see if we were

sticking this awful camping trip out.. I sat there and played

with a drip as it hit the ground to make a little trough for it to

flow off and away from us..Freezing, wet, and miserable..I
looked at everyone, stood up and told them I was going home.
I was 15 miles away and I could be toasty warm, dry and eat

something alot better than soggy wet stuff. We all looked at

each other..David didn't say a word..but walked over and

started to pack up the stuff from inside the tent..and load the

car..told me to drive home with his friends wife..that they

would take the truck and load up the boat and meet us back

in town.. You KNOW he had to tell me TWICE yes? It was

awful... How we even managed to stay for 3 days was amazing.

But I have to admit..the fishing was great..Doesnt matter to

fish I guess how cool it is..or that idiot fishermen are out in boats

sitting in the rain trying to catch them... I was NOT one of them.

This camping idiot stayed as warm as I could by that fire and

trying to keep it going...That was the first of TWO camping trips

the 2nd one? well I will write about it another time..it was a heck

of a vacation too ...:-)

Speaking of trips.. Its time to make that nightly trip out to see

where Raelynn put those raspberry cookies. lol..They are dry

and warm too lol.. so am I..it was really hot out today but it

wasnt too bad in here. I think I hear those cookies yellin at me.

so its that time.. Hittin publish...nitey nite... :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya.. and thanks.. ;-)

Always, Lois ****

May God Bless you today,

I'm so honored to call you friend,

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...