I finally managed to get some time off over the Civic holiday weekend to enjoy this beautiful country that I live in. A friend I use to work with back home came up from the States where he's now working for the long weekend. We managed to hit up two provincial parks, and I knocked off a couple of firsts. We went to Pres'quile Provincial Park near Brighton which I have never been to before. It was lovely and even though it was a little windy I finally went swimming in Lake Ontario. First tick off of the weekend. The next day we went to the Algonquin. I have been there several times before but every time I go I'm still blown away by the absolute nature and stunning scenery. This visit was topped off by my first experience of seeing a moose in the wild. I feel more Canadian!
Our day was not without its eventful happens. Before going on one of our many walks we accidentally locked the keys in the car. School boy error! After some friendly passer buyers and a quick phone call later, we managed to get a company to come out and unlock the car. Needless to say, I kept the keys extra close to me for the rest of the weekend.
After a great day of exploring the Algonquin trails, we wound up at our accommodation for the night; an authentic teepee. I'm not sure the guy we rented it off was very confident of two Brits' chances staying in a teepee but we got a fire going and slept like logs.
Overall it was a great weekend with great people. Thank you Canada.
