I arrived, I survived. Everyone did as a matter of fact. The first day was trying. We drove through the night Thurs-Fri, arriving at the park just after 9am. Sadly we discovered that someone was on our site, and they had until 2pm to get off. So we wasted time. Went to the visitors centre, to the beach and then finally just parked close to our site just waiting for the people to get off. We were all tired, and we all felt like monsters, I'm sure of it. Once we got on and got everything set up, I felt better. I was exhausted, but felt better. Our friends arrived just before dinner and got set up, and we took a dip in the lake after dinner. It was freezing, but I sure felt rejuvenated after that. We all went to bed early. The first night in the tent went surprisingly well. The kids each woke up a couple of times, with a couple of tears, probably from disorientation. But Saturday was great, and it kept getting better as the time went on. The kids all had a blast with each other. We spent most of our time at the water's edge. We had nightly camp fires, where we gained a couple of pounds! Tuesday we headed into Wawa to restock our food and have a hot meal. Caleb was all about the Goose! We ended up packing up on Thursday and headed home because it was a rainy day. The forecast looked like rain into Friday, so we just got a head start. It was a long drive home, about 10 hours, we rolled into my parents place around 12:30am.
Overall we had a wonderful time. Amberly was definately the most work. In fact she is to this day still pooping out sand! Everything was going into her mouth! I'm so glad that I had my brother and Dave there to rely on, otherwise I don't think I would have been able to sit down! Note to all those out there, camping with a 1 year old is tough!
Lake Superior is beautiful, the water is amazing,
the sunsets are gorgeous,
and the rocks and trees are spectacular. But camping sure puts into perspective how lovely our home is. I took a nice long hot bath before crawling into my soft comfy bed last night. Now that was glorious.
